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Fab

Boy Name day: January 20
Fab is a short form of Fabian: on birth records it is written Fabian (41,158 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Fabian page. Also a short form of Fabio.
Origin: Latin. Meaning: belonging to the Fabia family.
From the Latin Fabianus, gentilic of the gens Fabia, a Roman family whose name derives from faba, "bean."

Name day for Fab

January 20

Why this day? Fab is a short form of Fabian, and shares its name day.

Fab is celebrated in Italy, Brazil and Argentina on May 11; France on August 22; the United States on January 20.

The story of the name Fab

Fab is a short form of Fabian. It keeps its origin (Latin) and meaning — belonging to the Fabia family, and shares its name day, January 20.

On birth records, Fab is rarely written as such: the Fabs are Fabians (41,158 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Fabian page. Fab is also a short form of Fabio.

Frequently asked questions about Fab

What does Fab mean?

Fab is a short form of Fabian, which means belonging to the Fabia family.

When is Fab's name day?

January 20, together with Fabian: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Fab a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Fabian.

Fab's profile

Energy 7/10
Humor 7/10
Independence 6/10
Sensitivity 5/10
Ambition 7/10
Stability 6/10
Whimsy 6/10
Diplomacy 7/10
Loyalty 7/10
Need for attention 5/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

Gender B-GB-BAll
Generation SilentBoomersXYZAlphaAll
Popularity CommonFrequentUncommonRareAll

Friendship potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Castiel50%
  2. Anakin53%
  3. Johannes58%
  4. Jeremias59%
  5. Koda60%
  6. Yehoshua60%
  7. Axton60%
  8. Leopold61%
  9. Eder61%
  10. Sven62%

Love potential for Fab

Top 10

  1. Baxter94%
  2. Youssef89%
  3. Teodoro89%
  4. Eason89%
  5. Amado88%
  6. Jahmir88%
  7. Jakobe88%
  8. Brysen88%
  9. Rami87%
  10. Bodie87%

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Alaric46%
  3. Kain50%
  4. Sven51%
  5. Ransom53%
  6. Viktor56%
  7. Zamir57%
  8. Dilan57%
  9. Azael57%
  10. Mikhail58%

Professional potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Anakin42%
  2. Ares48%
  3. Hansel51%
  4. Kaiser53%
  5. Alaric54%
  6. Axl54%
  7. Dash54%
  8. Jaxx55%
  9. Rowdy55%
  10. Ransom55%

Crush potential for Fab

Top 10

  1. Amado96%
  2. Brayson96%
  3. Jakobe96%
  4. Naim96%
  5. Rami96%
  6. Kenan96%
  7. Kentrell96%
  8. Jahmir96%
  9. Kannon96%
  10. Brysen96%

Bottom 10

  1. Johannes49%
  2. Sven50%
  3. Hadi56%
  4. Leopold56%
  5. Castiel57%
  6. Mendel58%
  7. Bjorn59%
  8. Ledger59%
  9. Koda60%
  10. Axton60%
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