Another variation of this same name is Bastin.  If I remember right they were able to track it back to Germany and I believe somewhere around the Mediterranean.  There is a Bastin roots web site also.  The list owner is Gary Bastin and he has quite a bit of info on this name.  Again, if memory serves me right, he had indicated the original spelling of Bastin was Sebastian. George gebasden@worldnet.att.net <http://www.basden.com/>http://www.basden.com ---------- From: pollardby way of Genealogy Records Service <info@genrecords.com> <pollard@gte.net> To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re:  Help on 40 "unusual" names! Date: Wednesday, June 03, 1998 4:05 PM Does anybody know the origins or meaning of: 1.  Sebastian; 2.  Bastie (pronounced BAH-STEE-AY); 3.  Bastier (pronounced BAH-STEE-AY); 4.  Bastia (??). I'm not sure about the spelling of number 2, 3, or 4.  They may possibly be a nickname...  But it was the name of an ancestor from the Pyrenees Mountains of France.  Thanks in advance. pollard@gte.net ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== If you need to unsubscribe to GenTips email the command: unsubscribe To: GenTips-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com DON'T send it to GenTips-L that won't work! ----------