Fabian (name)

Fabian

Gender	Male
Name day	January 20
Other names
Related names	Fabien

Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was a name originally given to those adopted into or descended through the female line from a Roman family named Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in antiquity. 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.

Given name

• Pope Fabian (died 250), saint to whom is dedicated the Chapel of Saints Fabian and Sebastian in Donji Humac on the island of Brač, Croatia
• Fabian Aichner (born 1990), Italian professional wrestler
• Fabian Almazan (born 1984), Cuban born American pianist and composer
• Fabian Bachrach (1917–2010), an American photographer
• Fabian Birkowski (1566–1636), Polish writer and preacher
• Fabian Cancellara (born 1981), Swiss professional road cyclist
• Fabian Delph (born 1989), English Footballer
• Fabian Freyenhagen, British philosopher
• Fabian von Fersen (1762–1818), Swedish courtier and politician
• Fabian Forte (born 1943), 1950s American teen idol and singer, also known as Fabian
• Fabian Hamilton (born 1955), British politician
• Fabian Månsson (1872–1938), Swedish socialist
• Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus ca. 280 BC – 203 BC, Roman politician and general, namesake of the Fabian strategy
• Fabian Moreau (born 1994), American football player
• Fabian Nicieza (born 1961), American comic book writer
• Fabian Núñez (born 1966), American politician
• Fabian Stang (born 1955), Norwegian lawyer and politician
• Fabian Varesi, Italian composer and keyboardist
• Fabián Vargas (born 1980), Colombian midfielder
• Fabian Velardes (born 1984), Argentinian boxer
• Fabian Washington (born 1983), American Football player
• Fabian Wilnis (born 1970), Dutch footballer
• Fabian Delph (born 1989), English footballer

Surname

• Andrew Fabian (born 1948), British astronomer and astrophysicist
• Ava Fabian (born 1962), Playboy Playmate
• Christopher Fabian (born 1980), American technologist
• Doug Fabian, American investment writer and advisor
• Dušan Fabian (born 1975), Slovak writer
• Genah Fabian, New Zealand mixed martial artist
• Lara Fabian (born 1970), Canadian-Belgian singer
• Steven Fabian, American news anchor
• Miriam Fabijan, (born 1960), Slovenian-Canadian artist