Fabijan

  • [ FAH-bee-yahn (Croatian) ]
  • Croatian, Slovene
Croatian and Slovene form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FABIAN   male   German, Dutch, Polish, History
From the Roman cognomen Fabianus, which was derived from FABIUS. Saint Fabian was a 3rd-century pope.
FABIUS   male   Ancient Roman
Roman family name which was derived from Latin faba "bean". Quintus Fabius Maximus was the Roman general who used delaying tactics to halt the invasion of Hannibal in the 3rd century BC.
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Fabianus
CROATIAN: Fabijan
DUTCH: Fabian
FRENCH: Fabien
GERMAN: Fabian
HISTORY: Fabian
HUNGARIAN: Fábián
ITALIAN: Fabiano
POLISH: Fabian
PORTUGUESE: Fabiano
SLOVENE: Fabijan
SPANISH: Fabián
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
HUNGARIAN: Fabó
FEMININE FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Fabiana
FRENCH: Fabienne
ITALIAN: Fabiana
PORTUGUESE: Fabiana
SPANISH: Fabiana
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT ROMAN: Fabia, Fabiola, Fabius
ITALIAN: Fabia, Fabio, Fabiola
PORTUGUESE: Fábia, Fábio
SPANISH: Fabio, Fabiola