Bastiaan: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Venerable (via Sebastiaan, ultimately Greek 'revered, august')
Origin
Dutch (clipped form of Sebastiaan)
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
BAHS-tee-ahn

Bastiaan is a Dutch (clipped form of Sebastiaan) boy's name meaning “venerable (via Sebastiaan, ultimately Greek 'revered, august')”.

Meaning & Origin of Bastiaan

Meaning: Venerable (via Sebastiaan, ultimately Greek 'revered, august').

Origin: Dutch (clipped form of Sebastiaan).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Bastiaan

BAHS-tee-ahnIPA /ˈbɑːstiɑːn/

Popularity of Bastiaan

Bastiaan doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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