At a Glance
- Meaning
- Revered; venerable -- via Sebaste, a Greek rendering of the Roman title 'Augustus'
- Origin
- Greek (short form of Sebastian, from the place name Sebaste)
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- SEB
Seb is a Greek (short form of Sebastian, from the place name Sebaste) boy's name meaning “revered; venerable -- via Sebaste, a Greek rendering of the Roman title 'Augustus'”. It appears in our list of 175+ Modern Baby Boy Names with Meanings – 2026.
Meaning & Origin of Seb
Meaning: Revered; venerable -- via Sebaste, a Greek rendering of the Roman title 'Augustus'.
Origin: Greek (short form of Sebastian, from the place name Sebaste).
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Seb
SEBIPA /sɛb/
Popularity of Seb
Seb 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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