Bastian

See also: bastian

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of Sebastian

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbæsti.ən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbæsti.ən/, /ˈbæst͡ʃən/
• Homophone: bastion

Proper noun

Bastian

1. A male given name from Ancient Greek, diminutive of Sebastian

Etymology 2

From Bastia +‎ -n.

Adjective

Bastian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the city of Bastia, Corsica, France.

Translations

Cognates to Bastian

• Breton: Bastian
• Danish: Bastian
• Faroese: Bastian
• French: Bastien (fr)
• German: Bastian (de)

Of or relating to Bastia

• Italian: bastiese m or f

Anagrams

• abstain, banitsa, Bastani

Breton

Proper noun

Bastian

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Bastian

References

• Alain Stéphan, Tous les Prénoms bretons, 1996, Éditions Jean-Paul Gisserot, →ISBN, page 21

Danish

Etymology

Clipping of Sebastian.

Proper noun

Bastian

1. a male given name, diminutive of Sebastian. Cognate to the English name Bastian

East Central German

Etymology

Clipping of Sebastian.

Proper noun

Bastian

1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian

Related terms

• Bastie
• Bastl

Further reading

• 2020 June 11, Hendrik Heidler, Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch‎^[1], 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 21:

Faroese

Etymology

Clipping of Sebastian.

Proper noun

Bastian m

1. a male given name, diminutive of Sebastian. Cognate to the English name Bastian

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Bastian
accusative	Bastian
dative	Bastiani
genitive	Bastians

Derived terms

• Bastiansson (son of Bastian) (patronymic)
• Bastiansdóttir (daughter of Bastian) (patronymic)

German

Etymology

Clipping of Sebastian.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Bastian

1. a diminutive of the male given name Sebastian, equivalent to English Bastian