This sophisticated moniker, meaning “person from the ancient city of Sebastia,” is soaring in popularity worldwide, topping charts everywhere from Chile to the Czech Republic. It’s now in the US top 20 and rising. Sebastian, which comes from the Greek word for “venerable”, was the name of a town in Asia Minor — now Sivas in modern-day Turkey. Though the name has historically been linked to martyred saints and literary characters, these days most people associate it with the singing crab in the Little Mermaid. Nicknames include Baz and Seb.

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