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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

Top 10

  1. Nellya96%
  2. Valerio96%
  3. Lyham96%
  4. Layan96%
  5. Chems96%
  6. Maxandre96%
  7. Leyann96%
  8. Celio96%
  9. Zita96%
  10. Nawell96%

Bottom 10

  1. Elhadj44%
  2. Sixte44%
  3. Bogdan45%
  4. Elon48%
  5. Foucauld50%
  6. Isaak50%
  7. Orso50%
  8. Miran52%
  9. Kadidja53%
  10. Oren54%

Love potential for Seb

Top 10

  1. Nene95%
  2. Lyham94%
  3. Pio94%
  4. Leyann94%
  5. Beatriz94%
  6. Mamady93%
  7. Cyrine92%
  8. Marietou92%
  9. Hanaa92%
  10. Camilla92%

Bottom 10

  1. Elon42%
  2. Alaric42%
  3. Awen42%
  4. Sixte42%
  5. Alpha42%
  6. Bogdan42%
  7. Azad42%
  8. Ysé43%
  9. Aksil44%
  10. Saif44%

Professional potential for Seb

Bottom 10

  1. Elon42%
  2. Hermione42%
  3. Kali42%
  4. Thanina42%
  5. Vasco42%
  6. Zaïm42%
  7. Yuri42%
  8. Skander42%
  9. Kayron42%
  10. Alaric43%

Crush potential for Seb

Top 10

  1. Giorgio96%
  2. Cyrine96%
  3. Zeyna96%
  4. Prince96%
  5. Giorgia96%
  6. Kloe96%
  7. Kendji96%
  8. Liyam96%
  9. Ilyann96%
  10. Chems96%

Bottom 10

  1. Elhadj42%
  2. Miran42%
  3. Sixte42%
  4. Bogdan42%
  5. Oren42%
  6. Isaak42%
  7. Foucauld44%
  8. Khalis47%
  9. Menahem47%
  10. Tenzin47%
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