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Fabiola
Say it: fab-ee-OH-luh
Meaning
Diminutive of Fabia.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Known through the 4th-century St. Fabiola and Cardinal Wiseman's novel Fabiola (1854); used in modern Spain, Italy and Mexico.
Its wave through time
Most used in the 1990s
In the United States
- 9,142 babies given this name since 1892
- At its height in 1996, about 1 in 5,500 girls
- 53 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Fabiola |
|---|---|
| Italian | Fabiola |
| Portuguese | Fabíola |
| French | Fabiola |
Famous bearers
- Fabiola of Rome, 4th-century founder of a hospital
- Queen Fabiola of Belgium
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Well-known works of literature
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.