Bastian Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity

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Bastian is a Latin masculine given name that translates to “man of Sebastia.” Greek and Spanish are the origins of this name as well. You might be familiar with this moniker from the 1984 film adaptation of the German fantasy novel The Neverending Story. Bastian Balthazar Bux, the main character, is sucked into the mythical world of Fantasia, which needs a hero to save it from destruction. This iconic name is ingrained in the cultural awareness of a great number of children who were born in the 1980s and 1990s all over the world, and it is certainly fitting to name a child after such a well-liked character.

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