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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. Reva96%
  2. Evans96%
  3. Loris96%
  4. Lonzo96%
  5. Billy96%
  6. Florian96%
  7. Lewis96%
  8. Fred96%
  9. Sol96%
  10. Reba96%

Bottom 10

  1. Ruthie43%
  2. Ruth43%
  3. Jack45%
  4. Johnnie45%
  5. Johnie45%
  6. Erna46%
  7. Inez49%
  8. Roland49%
  9. Hildegarde49%
  10. Agnes49%

Love potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Sybil49%
  2. Percy49%
  3. Lulu49%
  4. Hellen49%
  5. Alpha50%
  6. Iona50%
  7. Merlyn51%
  8. Merlin51%
  9. Elton52%
  10. Armida52%

Professional potential for Fab

Bottom 10

  1. Hilton42%
  2. Idella42%
  3. Gaston42%
  4. Lulu43%
  5. Lola44%
  6. Waldo45%
  7. Buster45%
  8. Lonie46%
  9. Fay46%
  10. Tillie46%

Crush potential for Fab

Top 10

  1. Effie96%
  2. Vivian96%
  3. Joyce96%
  4. Vincenza96%
  5. Willie96%
  6. Lonzo96%
  7. Rhoda96%
  8. Rufus96%
  9. Susie96%
  10. Billy96%

Bottom 10

  1. Erna42%
  2. Johnie42%
  3. Jack42%
  4. Johnnie42%
  5. Bertie42%
  6. Conrad42%
  7. Herbert42%
  8. Agnes42%
  9. Hildegarde42%
  10. Inez42%
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