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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Fabian m. Latin Fabiuanus 'belonging to Fabius', given to freed slaves originally belonging to the gens Fabius.

The name of a 3rd C pope and saint.

Cf. Fabio.

Croatia
Latin
● 1439x1482 Pfabianus (nom) Brgles p. 8
France
Middle French
● 1392 Fabien MemBret-II col. 602; 1563 Fabian RegPCC-1 p. 20; 1564 Fabien ibid. p. 61
Italy
Latin
● 1376 Fabiano (abl) DouGen1 p. 37; 1522x1532 Fabianus (nom) DSF p. 57, 20
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Fabian". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2016/1/name/Fabian.