Fabian

Fabian

Infobox Given name 2
gender = masculine
related names = Fabien

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, "Fabio" or "Fabiano" in Italy and "Fabián" in Spain.

Fabian may refer to these persons:

*Pope Fabian (died 250), saint to whom is dedicated the Chapel of Saints Fabian and Sebastian in Donji Humac on the island of Brač, Dalmatia
*Robert Fabyan (d. 1513), English chronicler
*Fabian Månsson, Swedish Socialist (1872 - 1938),
*Fábián Imre, Hungarian musicologist and composer (in Hungary family names are put in front),
*Fabian (entertainer) (b. 1943), 50's American teen idol,
*Andrew Fabian, (b 1948) British astronomer and astrophysicist.
*Fabian Nicieza, (b. 1961) comic book writer,
*Fabian Núñez, (b.1966) a politician,
*Buff Bagwell, (b. 1970) a professional wrestler who briefly performed as "Fabian",
*Fabian Hasler, (b. 1974) Swiss athlete, winner of Beck Award,
*Fabian Washington, (b. 1983), American Football player who currently plays for the Baltimore Ravens
*Fabian Basabe, socialite
*Fabian Albeker royal member of Guatemala,Fact|date=May 2008
*Fabian Wilnis, (b.1970) a footballer,
*Fabian Harlang
*Fabian Akerström
*Fabian Andres Vargas
*Fabian Birkowski

as well as:

*The Fabian strategy of Fabius Maximus, part of military theory,
*Fabian Society, a socialist society in the UK devoted to such a long term strategy,
*"Fabian, the Story of a Moralist", a novel by German author Erich Kästner,
*"Fabian" (film), a 1980 film adaptation of the Kästner novel
*Fabian Cortez, fictional character in Marvel comics,
*Hurricane Fabian, a hurricane which affected Bermuda in 2003,

ee also

*Fabiani
* [http://www.fabian.com/ Doug Fabian's (formerly Dick Fabian's, his father's) market timing service] , according to Mark Hulbert of The Hulbert Financial Digest (formerly of Forbes) the best timer since 1980.

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