My cousin was named Sebastion, we called him Farty Pants. Well we still do and he still gets annoyed at 32.
To add to name disaster, let me add one thing which is critical and often overlooked- make sure the name is not that of a known terrorist, criminal or someone on the OFAC list. For example, if your last name is Taylor, do not name your child Charles.
I am not kidding, this can stop you from flying, etc.
The problem is that they don’t tell you what all the names are on the no-fly list. Freaking Edward Kennedy got stopped for it. If a name that common is on the list, there’s not much you can do to avoid it.
You can check the OFAC and FBI Most Wanted List no problem.
I good friend of mine’s name is Sebastian. We call him “Seb.” I’m not sure whether or not his mom is from Germany has anything to do with it.
Some first names to avoid: Osama, Muammar, Ayatolla, Yasir, Saddam, Vengeance, Bomb, Planecrash, Killamericans, and Suicide.
I’m in Canada, and knew a “Seb” (Sebastian) as well.
Honey
Sébastien is a fairly common name in Québec, with many of them going by either “Seb” or “Sébas” (which kind of sounds like Seabass, now that I think about it!).
Dammit! I guess I’ll have to go with my fallback name, Ashleigh.