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]
• IPA^(key): [-mːa.st-] (when preceded by /-n/)
• Rhymes: -anu, -janu
• Hyphenation: va‧sti‧à‧nu

Proper noun

Vastianu

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

Derived terms

• don Vastianu
• sammastianisi
• Sammastianu
• san Vastianu
• Vastià
• Vastianazzu
• Vastianeḍḍu
• Vastianuzzu

Related terms

• (endearing forms): Janu, Neḍḍu, Niḍḍinu, Niḍḍuzzu
• (feminine variants): Vastiana