Which name do you prefer: Carlisle or Sebastian?

December 23rd, 2009 | by admin |
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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.

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?

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  1. 29 Responses to “Which name do you prefer: Carlisle or Sebastian?”

  2. By SmilèⁿLaugh ♥'s Wrestling ツ on Dec 25, 2009 | Reply

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    Sebastian

    =]

  3. By Destiny P on Dec 28, 2009 | Reply

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    Sebastian. People would pronounce Carlisle wrong.

  4. By Smiles on Dec 28, 2009 | Reply

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    I think Sebastian is a cute name.

  5. By Leah on Dec 30, 2009 | Reply

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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.

  6. By Alice on Dec 31, 2009 | Reply

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    CARLISLE

    That name is a hero. LOL.

  7. By AyeLuvNames on Jan 1, 2010 | Reply

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    I like Carlisle better!

  8. By Chelsea on Jan 3, 2010 | Reply

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    Definitely Carlisle…I think it is a very handsome name.

  9. By standandwork on Jan 4, 2010 | Reply

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    Sebastian

  10. By Jennifyr on Jan 7, 2010 | Reply

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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!!!

  11. By Lauren C on Jan 10, 2010 | Reply

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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.

  12. By JJ on Jan 12, 2010 | Reply

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    i think i like the namy pretty mama better

  13. By denise on Jan 13, 2010 | Reply

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    Sebastian

  14. By tegansostrange on Jan 14, 2010 | Reply

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    Its your kid name it what you want!

  15. By u r s i on Jan 16, 2010 | Reply

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    we are dog-sitting for SEBASTIAN, so that’s my vote

  16. By ? on Jan 18, 2010 | Reply

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    Calisle is really cute.

    good luck!

  17. By Liz G on Jan 20, 2010 | Reply

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    i think Carlisle is a cute name :)

  18. By erin t on Jan 21, 2010 | Reply

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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)
    hope this helps

  19. By [= Noelle =] on Jan 23, 2010 | Reply

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    Carlisle =]

  20. By wolfluver on Jan 25, 2010 | Reply

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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.
    Hope this helps! :)

  21. By eponinevader on Jan 25, 2010 | Reply

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    Carlisle reminds me of a Vampire

    and

    Sebastian remids me of a Crab

  22. By danielitabbyx3 on Jan 28, 2010 | Reply

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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.

  23. By illprefix on Jan 29, 2010 | Reply

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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?

  24. By V on Jan 31, 2010 | Reply

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    Sebastian

  25. By ♥Eva♥ on Feb 3, 2010 | Reply

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    Sebastian

  26. By Spooky1 on Feb 6, 2010 | Reply

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    Silly names!, Sebastian sounds like a swear word!

  27. By KaylaMaree on Feb 8, 2010 | Reply

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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 :)

  28. By dbear294 on Feb 9, 2010 | Reply

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    Sebastian.

    You can call him Seb :) It’s personally one of my favorite names.

  29. By ♥Laoise♥ on Feb 12, 2010 | Reply

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    I’ll go with Sebastian…I like that it’s Shakespearean and I think it has cooler nics.

  30. By SIXella on Feb 14, 2010 | Reply

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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.

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