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Sebastijan

Derived from Latin Sebastianus, meaning 'venerable' or 'of Sebastia', an ancient city in what is now Turkey.

Meaning and origin

Sebastijan is the Slovene and Croatian variant of the classical name Sebastianus, which derives from the ancient city of Sebastia.

How to pronounce Sebastijan

Serbo-Croatianseh-bah-STEE-yahn /sebaˈstiːjan/

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