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Fabius

Quick answerThe name 'Fabius' means "bean grower" or "bean-like," derived from the Latin word *faba* (bean).

Latin · Boy · 2 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#4,580
TrendVintage
Peak year1971
Syllables2
OriginLatin
LanguageAncient Roman
CultureAncient Roman
Letters6
Numerology22 Chaldean 3
Global rank#710

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Fabius

The name 'Fabius' means "bean grower" or "bean-like," derived from the Latin word *faba* (bean).

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Etymology

The name 'Fabius' means "bean grower" or "bean-like," derived from the Latin word *faba* (bean). It was used in ancient Roman culture as a prominent patrician family name (gens Fabia), notably associated with the general Quintus Fabius Maximus, and has no specific religious affiliation.

Fabius currently ranks #4,580 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1971.

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