Which name do you prefer: Carlisle or Sebastian?
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 at
7:32 pm
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Carlisle is a city in Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It has a history as a military stronghold because it is only 10 miles from the Scottish border. The name of the city seems to be a form of “Llewellyn’s castle” – Llewellyn is a Welsh name derived from the Celtic warrior god of light and sunshine, Lugh.
Carlisle is a city in Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It has a history as a military stronghold because it is only 10 miles from the Scottish border. The name of the city seems to be a form of “Llewellyn’s castle” – Llewellyn is a Welsh name derived from the Celtic warrior god of light and sunshine, Lugh.
Sebastian means “man from Sebaste”. Sebaste was an ancient Roman town on the coast of Anatolia (in modern-day Turkey). The name Sebaste is the Greek equivalent of Latin “Augusta”, meaning “majesty”, and the town was named in honor of the Emperor Augustus. The ruins of the town can still be viewed today.
Both of these are geographic names, in honor of particular towns – which one do you like better?
Tagged with: Geographic Names • Llewellyn • Sebastian
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Sebastian
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Sebastian. People would pronounce Carlisle wrong.
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I think Sebastian is a cute name.
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I love the name Sebastian. I have a nephew and his name is Sebastian and his mom gets a lot of compliments on his name.
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CARLISLE
That name is a hero. LOL.
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I like Carlisle better!
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Definitely Carlisle…I think it is a very handsome name.
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Sebastian
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Carlisle!!! A billion times Carlisle!!! I think it’s more unique than Sebastian, and I’m just totally in love with Carlisle!!!
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hmmm both are very unique, but i would have to say i likeee carlisle better, becase sebastian reminds me of the crab from the little mermaid.
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i think i like the namy pretty mama better
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Sebastian
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Its your kid name it what you want!
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we are dog-sitting for SEBASTIAN, so that’s my vote
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Calisle is really cute.
good luck!
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i think Carlisle is a cute name
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i have to disagree with everyone and say Carlisle. it is uncommon and doesn’t remind me of red crabs (Sebastian might be made fun of because of The Little Mermaid) and anyone who knows how to read past a fifth grade level will know how to pronounce it (in my opinion)
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Carlisle =]
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I like the name Carlisle because I personally like the history behind it better than Sebastian’s. By the way would you pronounce Carlisle, Car-lyle or another way? There are most likely different ways to say it though so no big deal.
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Carlisle reminds me of a Vampire
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Sebastian remids me of a Crab
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Sebastian all the way, its such a pretty name. i’m considering it for my child.
evan and angelo are also a nice names.
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i like em both but im drawn to sebastian. i even used it as my name in spanish class and im not even a guy! why not use them both?
sebastian carlisle?
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Sebastian
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Sebastian
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Silly names!, Sebastian sounds like a swear word!
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Sebastian is a great name, it is in fact on my favourites list. Seb is a great nickname for it and the more formal Sebastian will be great to win the in-laws over with. Carlisle is also nice but I feel that it lacks the class of Sebastian
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Sebastian.
You can call him Seb
It’s personally one of my favorite names.
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I’ll go with Sebastian…I like that it’s Shakespearean and I think it has cooler nics.
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I am completely in love with the name Sebastian! It’s perfect! (In my opinion…) I will definitely be naming my first boy Sebastian.