What does Fabian mean?

Fabian means "grower of beans"

How do we pronounce Fabian?

Fabian \fa-bian, fab-i-an\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby boy name Fabian is pronounced as FAABiyaaN (Dutch, German), FEYBiyahN (English), or FAABYaaN (Polish) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Fabian: F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)"

What is the origin of Fabian?

Fabian is used predominantly in the Dutch, English, German, and Polish languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name's meaning is grower of beans. From the element 'faba' meaning bean. The first name is derived from the Roman family name Fabianus (Latin), itself from Fabius meaning of name, also a family name. The name was brought into England by the Normans, was not used a lot by medieval English speakers. The name was borne by Pope Saint Fabian (236-250) who was martyred under Emperor Decius. In literature, it is borne by the servant of Olivia in William Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night (1601). Fabian is a variant (English and German) of the name what does the name Fabius mean (Latvian, Lithuanian, and German). The name Fabiane meaning of name (German) is the female version of Fabian. Fabian is a widely used name; it has 32 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Alternatives used in English comprise Fab meaning, Fabby meaning and origin, short names for Fabe, nicknames for Fabeon, name Faberto, Fabianno name variations, Fabianus pronounciation, what does the name Fabijan mean, meaning of Fabion, short names for Fabiyus, Fabyan definition, name Fabyen origin, name Faebian, short names for Faebien, nicknames for Faybian, name Faybien origin, Faybion meaning of name, and Faybionn name variations. Foreign variants of Fabian comprise short names for Fabek (Polish), Faber meaning of name (German), name Fabert (French), baby name Fabi (Russian), Fabiano meaning and origin (Italian and Portuguese), Fabiao meaning of name (Portuguese), Fabián name (Spanish), Fabião pronounciation (Portuguese), Fabien meaning (French), Fabio name popularity (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Fabius name variations (Latvian and Lithuanian), short names for Fabiyan (Russian), short names for Fábián (Hungarian), and meaning of Pabian (Polish). Fabian is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1950s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.063% of baby boys were given the name Fabian. It ranked at #253 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.051% and its ranking #304, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group.

A famous person named Fabian is Fabian Forte, Singer, born Fabiano Anthony Forte, February 6, 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

List of baby names Fabian:

baby name Faybian, Faybion name variations, meaning of Fabion, Fabiyan definition (Russian), Fabuni meaning, name Fabunie meaning, name Fabunnee, short names for Fabunney, Fabunni name, Fabunnie pronounciation, meaning of Fabunny, Fabuny name variations, name Fabyan (English), what does the name Faebian mean, Faebien meaning of name, Fahamu meaning of name (Swahili), baby name Favian, Faybionn definition, short names for Finian (English and Irish), and Finneen definition.

The baby name Fabian fun facts:

The name Fabian in reverse order is "Naibaf".

The numerological value of the name Fabian is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Fabian?

Fabian is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.06%
20130.06%
20120.06%
20110.06%
20100.05%
20090.06%
20080.06%
20070.07%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames