Fabian 392289 216326079 2008-06-01T03:27:46Z SmackBot 433328 Date the maintenance tags or general fixes {{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 ([[manumission|emancipated]]) slaves which originally belonged to a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] family with the family ([[gens]]=[[clan]]) name ''[[Fabius]]'', that derived from the [[Latin]] ''faba'' for the [[Vicia faba|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]] and ''Fabio'' or ''[[Fabiano]]'' in [[Italy]]. '''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]], *[[Fabian Månsson]], Swedish Socialist (1872 - 1938), *[[Fábián Imre]], [[Music of Hungary|Hungarian]] [[musicologist]] and [[composer]] (in [[hungarian name|Hungary family names]] are put in front), *[[Fabian (entertainer)]] (born 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}} 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 [[Erich Kästner]], *[[Fabian Cortez]], fictional character in [[Marvel comics]], *[[Hurricane Fabian]], a hurricane which affected Bermuda in 2003, ==See 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. {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[de:Fabian]] [[fr:Fabian]] [[it:Fabio]] [[pl:Fabian]] [[sv:Fabian]]