Baby Name: Sebastian

Originally a place name for a town in Asia minor. Saint Sebastian was a third-century Roman soldier who was killed after he was discovered to be a Christian. First listed among the top 100 names in 2000. A literary name used by Shakespeare in the plays, "Twelfth Night" and "The Tempest." Also a character in "Brideshead Revisited" by novelist Evelyn Waugh. A top 10 name in Austria, Chile, and Denmark.