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Fabian is the English form of the late Roman title Fabianus. This was originally the surname Fabius that derived from a Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in the Roman Empire. It entered a English language sustaining a Normans, but has never achieved a popularity of Fabien inside France and Fabiano in Italy.
A term "Fabian", while utilized by itself, may refer to:
Pope Fabian, pope from 236 - 250.
Fabian (entertainer) - an American teen idol of the 1950s.
Fabian Society - a socialist society in the United Kingdom, named fallowing Fabius Maximus; a "Fabian" occurs as member of that society or even individual world health organization holds similar opinons.
In military theory, a Fabian Strategy.
A novel by Erich Kästner.
Fabian Cortez, a Wonder comedian character.
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