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I don't think that Sebastian is at all "mild". My main concern with it is that it's far too pretentious. I couldn't say that I either like or dislike it but I always picture Sebastian as a snooty little brat. Sebastian Adair is a great combo though. Perhaps a little bit caricatured?
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Yes, maybe a bit caricatured (good term). For a die-hard J. S. Bach fan though, you really can't go wrong. The middle name might be pushing it a bit.
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I've never thought about the Bach connection but that certainly has increased my appreciation of the name slightly. Good connotation. I can't believe that I've never caught that one before...!
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Bach is the reason I often shortlist Sebastian.
RE Sebastian in general: Sebastian is fine, it is very solid and stocky phonetically IMO, and I am tired of the pretentious image BTNers have of it. It is not a bad name. Sebastian Adair is fine flow-wise, because Adair is an iamb and goes well with almost everything, but Sebastian is so German (and I guess Spanish and stuff too, but mostly German to me) and Adair so Scottish that to me there is a big clash. Plus it seems a bit snooty, as if you'd find him at one of Gatsby's parties.
RE Sebastian in general: Sebastian is fine, it is very solid and stocky phonetically IMO, and I am tired of the pretentious image BTNers have of it. It is not a bad name. Sebastian Adair is fine flow-wise, because Adair is an iamb and goes well with almost everything, but Sebastian is so German (and I guess Spanish and stuff too, but mostly German to me) and Adair so Scottish that to me there is a big clash. Plus it seems a bit snooty, as if you'd find him at one of Gatsby's parties.
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