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Fabius
Say it: FAY-bee-us
Meaning
Roman family name that Pliny the Elder derived from faba 'broad bean'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Family name of an ancient patrician house; Fabio is in common use in modern Italy and the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking world.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 6 babies given this name since 1971
- At its height in 1971, about 1 in 294,800 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Fabio |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Fabio |
| Portuguese | Fábio |
| French | Fabius |
Famous bearers
- Quintus Fabius Maximus Cunctator, Roman general
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- 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.