Name: Fabian
Gender: Male
Usage: Fabian, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Fabian are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Fabian across the world, see Fabius.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Fabian is: A bean, Bean grower.
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Numerology of the first name Fabian: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Fabian is ranked on the 1,382nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 339200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.005% of the population. The name Fabian has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Fabian for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Fabian is 20 January.
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History and Origin
Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was the name given to freed (emancipated) slaves which originally belonged to a Roman family with the family (gens=clan) name Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in the Roman Empire. 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, or its variants, may also be a surname.
English and Polish form of the Late Latin name Fabiānus, a derivative of the family name Fabius (see Fabio). It was borne by an early pope (236–50), who was martyred under the Emperor Decius. The name was introduced into Britain by the Normans, but it has never been much used in the English-speaking world.
Cognates: French: Fabien. Italian: Fabiano.
Spanish: Fabián. Portuguese: Fabião.
Feminine form: French: Fabienne.
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