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Fabius - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Fabius
 
 



The boy name Fabius [ syll. fa-biu(s), fab-i-us ] is pronounced as FahBiyahS KEY. Fabius is used chiefly in the German language and its origin is Latin. Fabius' meaning is grower of beans. Developed from the element 'faba' which means bean. Fabius (Latin) is an original form of Fabius. The name is derived from the Roman family name. The name Fabia (German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish) is the female form of Fabius. The name Fabio (Italian and Spanish) is a variant of Fabius. See also the related form, Fabian (Dutch, English, German, and Polish).

Fabius is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2007, out of the group of boy names directly linked to Fabius, Fabian (Dutch, English, German, and Polish) was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Fabius include Fonsie (English), Fosco (Italian), and Folke (German).

KEY: approx English pronunciation for Fabius: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


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