Vastianu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • Vastià

Etymology

From an intermediate *Sivastianu, from Latin Sebastiānus, name of an early Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”), itself a calque of the Roman title Augustus. Compare Albanian Sebastián, Catalan Sebastià, French Sébastien, Italian Sebastiano, Portuguese Sebastião, Spanish Sebastián.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.stiˈa.nu/, [va.stiˈa.nʊ], [vaˈstja.nʊ]
  • Rhymes: -anu
  • Hyphenation: va‧sti‧à‧nu

Proper noun

Vastianu

  1. a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Sebastian

Derived terms

  • sammastianisi
  • Sammastianu
  • san Vastianu
  • Vastià
  • Vastianazzu
  • Vastianeḍḍu
  • Vastianuzzu
  • (endearing forms): Janu, Neḍḍu
  • (feminine variants): Vastiana
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