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'''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.
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