Nicknames for Sebastian

[Hekabe]

Hello all,

Wondering about the name Sebastian.... I love it but not so in love with Seb. OR Bas!

Does anyone know of any other shortened nicknames for a Sebastian?

TIA! x

If you dont' like Seb, steer away from Sebastian. Even if you give him a different NN, the chances are other people will shorten it to Seb regardless

I wanted Oliver for DS, but DH hates Olly, and it was probably inevitable that it would come up as a NN at some point in his life

Sebby..

That's the problem with Sebastian. Nice strong name, but the nicknames sound very weak especially Seb, Sebbie, Basty... But with 3 syllables it's quite long so may get shortened.

Maybe best to choose another name?

Bastian? The only other one I can think of...

First Sebastian I encountered was known as Basty and it wasn't intended as a compliment. Seb is the most usual shortening, so perhaps you need a rethink.

The one I know is Seb.

I'd avoid the name if you don't like Seb

The 3 I know go by Seb, Sebby and Baz.

It will be Seb.

I know one who goes by Seabass!

Every Sebastian I know goesby Seb. I see it as an inevitable nickname like Samuel with Sam and and Benjamin nn Ben

Great suggestions there- thank you.
though Seb seems to be the winner! It's not that I don't like it- just not keen. I've heard of other Sebastian's being shorterned with other things and just could t remember them. Suppose if we go that way I shall have to resigned to Seb!

Seabass did make me giggle...

I have a Sebastian who is known as Seb, Bassy and Sebbylicious. We call him Sebastian and he will always introduce himself as Sebastian.

You don't have to have a nickname. DD has a name that has many variations but she has always been "full name" and woe betide anyone who shortens it - she soon puts them straight! We have nicknames or pet names for her but none are a derivative of her actual name.

A lot of boys/men end up using their surname as a nickname. So Seb isn't inevitable, just likely. I have a Sebastian and fortunately I liked the nicknames associated with his name which is one of the reasons we picked it. So far though (and he is only four). His mates either call him his full name or Bastian 🙊

Bazza

I know a Seb and a Bassy.

Bash

Bean

DS1 is Sebastian and gets a mixture of his full name, Seb and Sebbie.

More often than not people use his full name including all his teachers.

The way I see it is that at the moment he's only 4 so I can call him what I like but it's his name and at some point as he gets older he'll tell us his preference and we'll be stuck with that regardless!

Pombear Bazza made me laugh!!

Stan

Bash

I love the name Sebastian and quite like Seb as a NN.

My Sebastian gets Seb, which I'm not wild about. He got Bas or Bassie when he was tiny.

Basty