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Seb

Statistics: France · native version ↗
Boy Name day: January 20
Origin: Greek (Sebastos), via Latin Sebastianus. Meaning: venerable, honored.
Sébastien comes from the Latin Sebastianus, "originating from Sebaste," a city whose name derives from the Greek sebastos, "venerable, august."

Name day for Seb

January 20

Why this day? Seb is a short form of Sebastien, and shares its name day.

Seb is celebrated in France and the United States on January 20.

The story of the name Seb

Seb is a short form of Sébastien. It keeps its origin (Greek (Sebastos), via Latin Sebastianus) and meaning — venerable, honored, and shares its name day, January 20.

On birth records, Seb is rarely written as such: the Sebs are Sébastiens (304,670 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Sébastien page. Seb is also a short form of Bastien, Jean-Sébastien, Sebastian.

Frequently asked questions about Seb

What does Seb mean?

Seb is a short form of Sébastien, which means venerable, honored.

When is Seb's name day?

January 20, together with Sébastien: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Seb a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Sébastien.

Seb's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 6/10
Sensitivity 6/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 6/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 5/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Seb

Bottom 10

  1. Luc42%
  2. Germain42%
  3. Roland42%
  4. Jean42%
  5. Joseph43%
  6. Raymond45%
  7. Lucien47%
  8. Albert47%
  9. Bruno48%
  10. Jean-Marc50%

Love potential for Seb

Bottom 10

  1. Luc42%
  2. Johan46%
  3. Armand50%
  4. Martial50%
  5. Mathias50%
  6. Roland53%
  7. Philippe53%
  8. Marc53%
  9. Denis54%
  10. Axel54%

Professional potential for Seb

Bottom 10

  1. Gaston42%
  2. Alexandre42%
  3. Max44%
  4. Axel44%
  5. Maxence47%
  6. Victor50%
  7. Dylan51%
  8. Jimmy51%
  9. Valentin51%
  10. Dimitri52%

Crush potential for Seb

Bottom 10

  1. Luc42%
  2. Jean42%
  3. Germain42%
  4. Joseph42%
  5. Yvon42%
  6. Lucien42%
  7. Roland42%
  8. Jean-Paul44%
  9. Henri44%
  10. Albert45%
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