Is Sebastian a pretentious name?

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It's the only name DP and I can agree on. I think it's a lovely, sophisticated name but could be seen as a bit 'try hard' and pretentious.

Thoughts?

Not at all. The only one I knew growing up was from a council estate.

Its lovely. We know a Sebastian. Seb is very cool! Popular but not weird. You have nailed it!

I have a Sebastian. It's become pretty common my way so I assume it's not considered pretentious at all. We do call him Sebastian but I suspect it will get shortened at school.

I have a Sebastian. At the moment he's a Sebby but will probably be a Seb. We're not posh. A lady once asked me his name when he was a baby and when I told her she was very derogatory about how posh it sounded. She was a smelly cow and I still love his name.

I know a Sebastiano known as Sebi....it's cool.

I know a teenage Sebastian, which I love as a name, unfortunately he is known to most as Baz!

It's a fabulous name, please use it ! 😄

It's a great name, not posh or pretentious. The Sebastian I know has Basti for his nn.

Love it. Was in in our list though we had a DD. We're not pretentious at all and I wouldn't associate it with being so

What does 'pretentious' actually mean ?

Personally I like Sebastian but don't like the nicknames (Seb/bie reminds me of sebacious/oily and Basty is too similar to Bastard)

Great name. Not pretentious

I have a Sebastian, and I have a friend with a Sebastian. Love the name. Slightly more common in posh groups but not like Hugo or Crispin.
Sebastian Coe, Sebastian Vettel... all very cool. Destined to be active and sporty 😀

It's the most common name in my boys pre-school. There are 4 of them in the class. We liked it but there are so many round here, so it doesn't seem 'posh' to me, just really popular.

There's 3 that in know of at the dc's school. One Seb, a Sebastian and a Sebby.

It's a cool name.

Don't think it's posh. Go for it.

Nope.

Although the way some people pronounce it sure as shit makes it sounds pretentious. My grandmother insists on pronouncing it "seh-bass-tee-en". Guy "Sebasstienne". So horrid.

When it's pronounced with three syllables, it's fine. Not pretentious at all. I've known two: one of French background (but born and raised in Australia), and one with one Polish parent and one Australian parent.

I don't care if it is posh or pretentious! It is a fabulous name