Hello and what do you think of Sebastian?

karochio

 Hi,

 I have not posted here before but have lurked a little bit. We are working on getting a boy name ready as we have a girl name figured out (we find out the gender Monday!). I wanted to know what you all think of Sebastian around here?

 

Thanks!

Sunshine is mine

Its not that I don't like the name per se, but I will forever and always think of the little crab on the Little Mermaid

mommyofboys86

Love the nn Seb.

I like Sullivan (Sully), or Solomon better though.

globetrotting7

I love it. 

JuneMagnolia

I think it's a great name.

starbuckker

It's one of the only names my fiance and I can agree on, so it like it!

JaysonandKristin

I really don't like the name.  The NN Bastian has RUINED this name for me.

 

plunderb

I'm not wild about the nns, but I love the full name.

anna7602

It's a nice name, but seems to be growing in popularity. I know 3 Sebastians in my neighborhood who are all around DD's age and have another close friend who has a son named Sebastian, so that makes 4 in the same city.

If it's not common around you at all, then no worries. It very well may be a regional thing.

geezbby09

Sunshine is mine:

Its not that I don't like the name per se, but I will forever and always think of the little crab on the Little Mermaid

I said this exact thing when my mother brought up Sebastian the other day.

newportbride715

Love  it. Right now it is our top boy name.

Pookie's_Girl

I love it! It would have been on my boys' list if it didn't make me think of the crab from Little Mermaid when I hear it.

mbritto4

Sunshine is mine:

Its not that I don't like the name per se, but I will forever and always think of the little crab on the Little Mermaid

This.  Probably because it's one of my DDs favorite movies.  I much prefer Sebastian to Aiden/Caden/Brayden/Jayden though. 

wishin&hopin2008

love it!

Aaron'sWife

I love it!

Though the IRL Sebastian I know is a Haitian thug that DH sometimes works with, I still love the name.

citychicks

I love it and Seb as a nn.

alohamora

I really like it.

lilygirl

I like it -- it was my grandfather's name.

Being honest, it feels like people are trying too hard to be different. And, I keep thinking of Ryan Phillippe's character in Cruel Intentions.

HannahO28

lilygirl:

I like it -- it was my grandfather's name.

Being honest, it feels like people are trying too hard to be different. And, I keep thinking of Ryan Phillippe's character in Cruel Intentions.

This. I feel like this name is trying too hard.  

iLikeSloths

Sunshine is mine:

Its not that I don't like the name per se, but I will forever and always think of the little crab on the Little Mermaid

I have to agree that this is what I think of every time I hear it as well.  I also just don't like the name in general, to be honest.

CocoBrynne

I sorta like it, but it's kind of a guilty pleasure name for me, not sure I would ever actually use it.  Altho that was Ryan Philippe's name in Cruel Intentions and he is dead sexy!

PeridotEyes

love it love it love it. wish I could talk my DH into it.

 

 

ecleptic

It would be my first choice if I hadn't used it 11 years ago (years before marriage and even thinking about babies) for my cat. I love my Sebastian, but something tells me it'd be more than a little odd to name my baby after my cat.

braveangel2

Hi and welcome!

I like Sebastian. It's slightly more popular in the UK than it is in the States, so to me, it comes across as a little more international. This could also work in your favor since it's not as well-used, but still familiar. Sometimes that's a tough combination to find. It's obviously masculine which is also a bonus. That said, it's been in the top 100 in the US since 2000. Other countries it charts in: Sweden (top 100), Poland (#35), Norway, (top 10), Netherlands (top 300), England/Wales (top 100), Denmark (top 20), Croatia (#97), Chile (#5), Canada (top 100), Austria (top 10), Australia (top 100).

Hope this helps!

msmerymac

I hate to be THAT person, but you find out the sex on Monday, not the gender.

 

Anyway, it's a nice name, a little popular (or at least it's one of those names everyone says they want to use, even if they don't). But I don't think any good nns come from it. Seb? Bastian? No. And with a name that long, you need something you can call when you want to get his attention.