Girl · Latin
Fabia
Say it: FAY-bee-uh
Meaning
Feminine of Fabius, which Pliny derived from faba 'broad bean'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Borne by women of the Fabian family; rare after antiquity.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 21 babies given this name since 1931
- At its height in 1931, about 1 in 212,900 girls
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Fabia |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Fabia |
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- Roman inscriptions and tombstones
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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