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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

Top 10

  1. Billy96%
  2. Lewis96%
  3. Fred96%
  4. Willie96%
  5. Marion96%
  6. Sidney96%
  7. Maxine95%
  8. Vivian95%
  9. Gladys95%
  10. Shirley94%

Bottom 10

  1. Ruth43%
  2. Jack45%
  3. Johnnie45%
  4. Roland49%
  5. Agnes49%
  6. Herbert50%
  7. Joe52%
  8. Ray54%
  9. Raymond54%
  10. Mildred54%

Love potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Arnold53%
  2. Alice55%
  3. Annie57%
  4. Leonard57%
  5. Billie57%
  6. Anna57%
  7. Herbert58%
  8. Clyde58%
  9. Jennie59%
  10. Viola59%

Professional potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Lillie54%
  2. Clyde54%
  3. Billie55%
  4. Mae55%
  5. Jeanette56%
  6. Marvin57%
  7. Marjorie57%
  8. Ada57%
  9. Arlene58%
  10. Alice59%

Crush potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Jack42%
  2. Johnnie42%
  3. Herbert42%
  4. Agnes42%
  5. Roland42%
  6. Ruth44%
  7. Joe46%
  8. Norma49%
  9. Harry49%
  10. Henry49%
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