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Anyone here with a Sebastian?

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BergamotMouse · 16/04/2019 15:30

Just wondering how the name has been received by family / friends?

Do they automatically end up being called Seb?

Is it a particularly common name for babies where you live?

Thanks

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JenSFP · 07/05/2019 12:09

My bro is a Seb. It's not common where we live.

Smoliver · 06/05/2019 01:23

Five year old cousin named Sebastian. Usually gets called Seb or Sebby.

Pretty much a unanimous thumbs up from everyone in the family about his name. Was tricky to decide on the name though, as he is half Polish, so it had to be a name both sides of the family could pronounce but also like. Grin

Bumblebeesmum · 05/05/2019 16:48

I love the name but wasn’t allowed to use it - my husband named a nesting bird in the garden Sebastian & would enquire after it regularly & then any time I suggested it he’d say ‘you can’t name the baby after our bird’ Hmm
Great name !

DobbyIsAGoodElf · 05/05/2019 09:23

I wanted Sebastian for ds2. Dh wasn't keen though. I'd have called him Bash day to day though rather than Seb.

Tinkety · 04/05/2019 23:25

I went to school with a Sebastian, he was nicknamed sea-bass in primary school & then became Tian in his teens which he still goes by.

MondeoFan · 04/05/2019 22:26

Ooohhhh I love a posh name. I work in a very busy nursery and there isn't any Sebastian's

Sinuhe · 04/05/2019 22:04

I have a Sebastian - 6.
He calls himself Bas, I think it's cool as he sort of choose it. Some people try and call him Seb, but he always corrects to Bas or Sebastian. you
Use it, it's such a lovely name!

AliciaJohnson · 04/05/2019 21:57

Lovely name. I know a few. Mostly known as Sebby, but one has just declared that he will henceforth only be known as Sebastian.

MollyYouInDangerGirl · 04/05/2019 21:57

I have a nephew called Sebastian. I love the name and my sister gets lots of compliments on it.

Most of the family call him Seb, some call him sebastian, his 2 siblings call him Sebby :)

Howtotrainyourhamster · 04/05/2019 21:55

Two in one class our small village school, one is Sebby and the other Seb. I don’t mind Sebastian but Seb does make me think sebaceous. Really dislike Bas/Basty, it sounds dodgy and feels a bit forced. Also know one other Seb who is always Seb, don’t know if shirt for Sebastian. They are aged 5,5 and 6. I’d say it’s quite popular, hear it out and about a lot too.

IDontMindAnythingWillDo · 04/05/2019 21:55

I have one. At home he’s Sebba (but he’s only tiny so I don’t think this will follow him to big school). The rest of the time he’s Seb or Sebastian.

I always thought three-letter, one syllable names were the names of the boys everyone fancies at school and who are always decent blokes:

Seb
Tom
Ben
Sam
Dom
Joe
...etc.

All good eggs.

BlueAndYellowPurplePills · 04/05/2019 21:49

It was on my short list. Love the name but it didn’t suit my boy and I wasn’t in love with the shortened versions.
I know of about 4 in our area all under five.

Beach11 · 04/05/2019 21:48

It’s not popular where we are in South East. Never heard any derogatory comments about his name. We didn’t share his name until he was born to avoid the unnecessary opinions

llangennith · 04/05/2019 21:46

We have a Sebastian. Everyone including teachers calls him Sebby. As he's got older most of his friends are shortening it to Seb. He's never Sebastian. Nice for him that he has a choice of three names.

Beach11 · 04/05/2019 21:42

I have a Sebastian, he’s five. The only one in his school. Everyone calls him Sebastian. X

Lara53 · 04/05/2019 21:38

My friend has a Sebastian age 14. They shorten it to Bas and everyone calls him Bas -never Sebastian. I love the name

Sparklysunflower · 02/05/2019 23:15

I find Seb/Sebby so weak and soft sounding. And Basty is too similar to Bastard imo. Shame about the nicknames because Sebastian sounds nice.

HerRoyalNotness · 02/05/2019 23:03

Mine is 8. He gets Seb, Bastian, Sebass and full name. He loves meeting other ones.

JemSynergy · 02/05/2019 23:02

I love the name Sebastian and if I were to have another boy the name would certainly be a consideration. The oily comment above is not something I would even concern myself with worrying about. I love the nickname Seb for a teen.

PBobs · 19/04/2019 08:53

I know two little Sebastians. Both called Sebby although as they get older I suspect that would change.

Tiramisu1 · 19/04/2019 07:42

I find Basty and Bastian way too similar to Bastard!

Gertie75 · 18/04/2019 23:04

I know a 6 year old and a 2 month old, both shortened to Seb

fudgesmummy · 18/04/2019 11:18

I mind a 1.5 Yr old called Sebastian. His parents call him Seb but I tend to use his full name!!
DH's cousin has a 11 Yr old Sebastian, who is only ever called Bastian 🙂

bridgetreilly · 18/04/2019 09:25

Seb, Bas, Bastian. A bit posh but becoming more popular.

ZebraKid71 · 17/04/2019 15:31

I know a couple of toddler Sebastians, one is always Sebastian but the others go by seb. It is definitely getting more popular in my area (West Yorkshire)

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