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Wow, I am very surprised by the majority of reactions to this name. Full disclosure: I am married to a Sebastian, so I suppose I am hopelessly biased on the name, but I can say from my own experience that I've never come across the pretentious or snobby label before. On the other hand, I guess people are just being polite! People usually, if they say anything, make some joke about the Little Mermaid movie, which for me is a hilarious association.

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And yes, I have to agree...compared to a lot of the names being thrown around on this forum, Sebastian appears quite straightforward. My husband loathed it throughout childhood because it seemed "too long" to him, but now secretly rather likes it because its relatively uncommon.