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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
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Friendship potential for Fab

Top 10

  1. Irvin96%
  2. Jess96%
  3. Willis93%
  4. Murray93%
  5. Bert93%
  6. Wilson93%
  7. Dewey93%
  8. Rudolph93%
  9. Rufus89%
  10. Ben89%

Bottom 10

  1. Conrad51%
  2. Elbert56%
  3. Willard57%
  4. Percy60%
  5. Amos61%
  6. Hugh64%
  7. Alton65%
  8. Grover66%
  9. Delbert66%
  10. Otto66%

Love potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Percy49%
  2. Amos58%
  3. Conrad62%
  4. Homer63%
  5. Otto64%
  6. Will64%
  7. Willard64%
  8. Delbert65%
  9. Alton66%
  10. Dick67%

Professional potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Buddy51%
  2. Roscoe52%
  3. Luther57%
  4. Percy59%
  5. Virgil59%
  6. Archie60%
  7. Bert61%
  8. Jess61%
  9. Morris61%
  10. Rufus61%

Crush potential for Fab

Top 10

  1. Rufus96%
  2. Jess96%
  3. Salvatore96%
  4. Rudolph93%
  5. Dewey92%
  6. Willis90%
  7. Buddy90%
  8. Ben90%
  9. Irvin90%
  10. Reuben89%

Bottom 10

  1. Conrad42%
  2. Elbert50%
  3. Willard52%
  4. Alton54%
  5. Hugh54%
  6. Otis59%
  7. Emil59%
  8. Delbert59%
  9. Edmund59%
  10. Eldon59%
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