Fabian (name)

Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was a name originally given to those adopted into or descended through the female line from a Roman family named Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in antiquity. It entered the English language with the Normans, but has never achieved the popularity of Fabien in France, Fabio or Fabiano in Italy and Fabián in Spain.

Fabian
GenderMale
Name dayJanuary 20
Other names
Related namesFabien

Fabian, or its variants, may also be a surname.

Given name

Surname

  • Andrew Fabian (born 1948), British astronomer and astrophysicist
  • Ava Fabian (born 1962), Playboy Playmate
  • Christopher Fabian (born 1980), American technologist
  • Eva Fabian (born 1993), American-Israeli world champion swimmer
  • Dušan Fabian (born 1975), Slovak writer
  • Genah Fabian, New Zealand mixed martial artist
  • Lara Fabian (born 1970), Canadian-Belgian singer
  • Steven Fabian, American news anchor
  • Miriam Fabijan, (born 1960), Slovenian-Canadian artist[1]

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