Now, just in general both names, with my accent, end being pronounced completely different with Bastion sounds like an entirely new name not even related to
Sebastian. It's closer to
Sebastien, though. I personally prefer the sp.
Bastian because I say
Sebastian seb-ash-un so
Bastian, to me, is bash-un, sometimes bash-tun. But Bastion is, to me, bas-tee-on. lol.
Not to mention, with the sp. Bastion I think of the actual word (which, honestly, wasn't even in my vocab until I started watching Little Britain lol), bastion:
1. A projecting part of a fortification.
2. A well-fortified position.
3. One that is considered similar to a defensive stronghold: You are a bastion of strength. See Synonyms at bulwark.
n 1: a group that defends a principle; "a bastion against corruption"; "the last bastion of communism" 2: a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle [syn: citadel] 3: projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
(thank you dictionary.com) AND
Andy: [about the kids who are mocking him] Someone should give them lot a smack.
Lou: I thought you didn't like violence. You said it was the last bastion of moral cowardice.
Andy: Yeah, I know...
(
Andy is my all-time fave skit character EVER. lol)
I think I put too much in this response because part of me feels like I'm not making any sense and just being silly. lol. Hopefully somebody will get where I'm coming from.
"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"
"Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know"
- 'Home', Michael Buble