Fabian - Origin and Meaning of the name

The boy name Fabian [ 3 syll. fa-bian, fab-i-an ] is pronounced as FEYBiyahN ^KEY. Fabian is primarily used in Dutch, English, German, and Polish, and its language of origin is Latin. Fabian's meaning is grower of beans. Developed from the element 'faba' with the meaning bean. An old form of the name is the Latin Fabianus. The name is derived from the Roman Fabianus, which is from the family name Fabius. The name was brought into England by the Normans, but it was not used much by English speakers in the Middle Ages. The name was borne by Pope Saint Fabian (236-250) who was martyred under Emperor Decius.

The Italian Fabiano, the Spanish Fabián, and the French Fabien are variations of the name. See also the related form, the German Fabius.

Fabian is popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1950s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.063% of baby boys being named Fabian. It ranked at #253 then. Among all boy names in its group, Fabian was the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Fabian include the Spanish Fabián, the Irish Finian, the Irish Finnian, the Irish Fionan, the Italian Fabiano, the French Fabien, the Irish Fionn, the Russian Foma, the English and Irish Finn, and the German and Italian Fynn.

^KEY: Pronunciation for Fabian: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

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in 2007