Fabian (name)

Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name ''Fabianus''. This was a name originally given to those adopted into or descended through the female line from a Roman family named ''Fabius'', that derived from the Latin ''faba'' for the broad bean, an important food crop in antiquity. It entered the English language with the Normans, but has never achieved the popularity of ''Fabien'' in France, ''Fabio'' or ''Fabiano'' in Italy and Portugal, and ''Fabián'' in Spain.

Fabian, or its variants, may also be a surname. Provided by Wikipedia