Fabian
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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 and Fabiano in Italy.
Fabian may refer to:
- Pope Fabian (died 250), Pope from 236 to 250
- Fabian (entertainer) (born 1943)
- Fabian Society, a socialist society in the UK
- Fabian strategy, part of military theory.
- Fabian, a novel by Erich Kästner
- Fabian Cortez, fictional character in Marvel comics
- Hurricane Fabian, a hurricane which affected Bermuda in 2003
- Buff Bagwell, a professional wrestler who briefly performed as "Fabian".
- Fabian Månsson, Swedish Socialist (1872 - 1938).
- Fabian Basabe socialite
- Fabian Imre, Hungarian composer (Family name: Fabian, as in Hungary familynames are put in front).
