Fabián
Fabian is a distinguished masculine name of Latin origin, connected to the illustrious Roman gens Fabia. In Christian history, it was made famous by Saint Fabian, a revered 3rd-century Pope and martyr. It sounds timeless, refined, and enjoys effortless international recognition.
Spelling Variants & Registry Records
Comparison of forms with and without diacritics
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA Latin name designating a person belonging to the ancient Roman Fabian family.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Pochádza z latinského mena Fabianus, ktoré znamenalo „patriaci Fabiovi“ alebo „patriaci k rímskemu rodu Fabiovcov“. Meno Fabianus je odvodené od rodového mena Fabius, tradične spájaného s latinským slovom faba vo význame „bôb“.
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FABIAN
Requires spelling without diacriticsá (1)
Regional Central European form17 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Fabián
15People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Baltic German officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, cartographer and explorer (1778–1852)
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