At a Glance
- Meaning
- 'of/belonging to the Fabius family' — the adjectival form of Fabius, whose own name traces to Latin 'faba' ('bean')
- Origin
- Latin
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- fay-bee-AH-nus
Fabianus is a Latin boy's name meaning “'of/belonging to the Fabius family' — the adjectival form of Fabius, whose own name traces to Latin 'faba' ('bean')”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.
Meaning & Origin of Fabianus
Meaning: 'of/belonging to the Fabius family' — the adjectival form of Fabius, whose own name traces to Latin 'faba' ('bean').
Origin: Latin.
A common claim: Widely repeated that Fabian/Fabianus means 'bean grower' Actually: Fabianus doesn't derive straight from 'bean' — it's the adjectival form of Fabius ('of the Fabius family'); it's Fabius itself that traces to Latin 'faba' ('bean').
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Fabianus
fay-bee-AH-nusIPA /feɪbiˈɑːnəs/
Popularity of Fabianus
Fabianus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Fabianus
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Ignatius · Gelasius · Eugenius · Hilarius · Desiderius · Honoratus
