Bastien
Bastien is a boy name of French origin, meaning Revered and venerable.
What Bastien means
Revered and venerable.
Bastien sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Bastien comes from
French names descend largely from Latin and Germanic roots, reshaped by centuries of sound change. Many entered English after the Norman conquest and now exist in both forms.
Bastien is recorded as French in origin. Browse other French names.
How popular is Bastien?
Bastien sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Bastien
Two ideas meet in Bastien: French and faith. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Bastien
These share Bastien's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Noelle — Born at Christmas.
- Etienne — Crown, garland.
- Lucien — Light.
- Remy — Oarsman; remedy.
- Antoine — Priceless; praiseworthy.
- Henri — Ruler of the home.
- Laurent — Crowned with laurel.
- Marcel — Little warrior.
- Mathieu — Gift of God.
- Olivier — The olive tree; peace.
- Pascal — Of Easter; born at Easter.
- Pierre — Rock; stone.