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View Name: Fabian


FABIAN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: German, Dutch, Polish, History
PRONOUNCED: FAH-bee-ahn (German, Dutch), FAH-byahn (Polish), FAY-bee-ən (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from FABIUS. Saint Fabian was a 3rd-century pope.
Related Names
OTHER LANGUAGES: Fabianus, Fabius (Ancient Roman), Fabijan (Croatian), Fabien (French), Fábián, Fabó (Hungarian), Fabiano, Fabio (Italian), Fabiano, Fábio (Portuguese), Fabijan (Slovene), Fabio (Spanish)
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