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The baby name Fab is a Boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FAB.

Fab is English, French, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Boy
Syllables: 1
Origin: English, French, Latin
Pronunciation: FAB

What is the meaning of the name Fab ?

The baby name Fab is a boy name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced FAB.

Fab is English, French, Latin in Origin.

Fab is best treated as a clipped form of Fabian or Fabien rather than an ancient independent name. The root is Latin: the earliest recoverable form is the Roman nomen Fabius, traditionally connected with faba, bean. Fabianus adds the adjectival suffix -anus, indicating belonging to Fabius or the Fabian family; later short forms reduce that longer name to its first syllable.

Fabianus was used in late antiquity, notably by Saint Fabian, a third-century pope and martyr, which helped carry Fabian into Christian naming. Fab appears chiefly as an informal or modern standalone in English and French contexts, alongside Fabien, Fabian, Fabián, Fabiano, and Fabio. In French it may also abbreviate Fabrice, from Fabricius and faber, craftsman, a separate Latin etymology.

Fab has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Fab

Fabrizio Moretti Musician · Born 1980 · United States Fab Moretti is best known as the drummer for The Strokes, the American rock band behind songs like "Last Nite," "Someday," and "Reptilia." Born in 1980, he is a Brazilian-American musician and visual artist who has also played with Little Joy and has led the experimental pop project Machinegum since 2018.

Fab – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
LU 0 #63 4 2,830
JP 0 #77 1 4,057
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
BW Girls 0 #150 2 4,216
LT Boys 0 #151 1 2,166
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
UY 0 #182 1 2,477
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
LU Boys 0 #214 7 4,970
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
TW Boys 0 #255 2 7,111
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
NG 0 #269 4 5,926
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
HR Girls 0 #291 4 3,687
AL Boys 0 #295 9 5,122
JP Boys 0 #301 3 7,909
CN Boys 0 #326 6 9,639
MU Boys 0 #327 31 8,477
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
GH Boys 0 #355 7 8,138
HK 0 #355 3 8,483
CN Girls 0 #357 3 8,829
MU Girls 0 #358 5 8,539
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
MX 0 #401 13 8,339
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
BO 0 #406 3 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
UY Boys 0 #407 7 5,922
SD Boys 0 #420 26 10,523
Germany 0 #423 15 2,542
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
Austria Boys 0 #431 12 2,180
CL 0 #431 4 6,867
ZA 0 #472 3 14,421
AR Boys 0 #475 9 7,628
CR Boys 0 #475 13 10,188
GT Boys 0 #496 4 7,625
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
CM Boys 0 #526 25 12,054
RU Boys 0 #526 1 12,621
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
AE Girls 0 #543 11 20,968
IR Girls 0 #545 1 8,334
CM Girls 0 #554 7 11,671
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
LY 0 #558 2 12,703
PS Boys 0 #559 3 10,655
KW Girls 0 #561 1 19,177
CR Girls 0 #572 2 11,342
BH 0 #585 3 17,937
BD Boys 0 #602 4 10,045
BO Boys 0 #616 7 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
SG Girls 0 #629 4 18,916
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
CL Boys 0 #649 17 13,390
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
IT 0 #657 58 4,183
SG Boys 0 #686 12 17,960
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
BR Boys 0 #736 16 12,213
NG Girls 0 #760 27 15,093
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
KW Boys 0 #799 8 18,755
Germany Boys 0 #821 132 5,697
TN 0 #857 9 13,765
PE Boys 0 #859 20 14,506
NG Boys 0 #864 88 16,906
CO Boys 0 #889 32 15,656
CL Girls 0 #910 6 14,098
OM Boys 0 #916 3 17,948
SA Girls 0 #918 18 25,931
EG Boys 0 #919 7 15,035
Spain Boys 0 #919 12 5,610
NL Boys 0 #930 22 5,873
PE Girls 0 #932 12 14,861
NL Girls 0 #936 20 5,933
MX Boys 0 #939 44 16,355
MY Girls 0 #981 14 24,821
BR Girls 0 #985 8 12,708
EG Girls 0 #1,003 7 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,031 9 16,750
MA 0 #1,084 45 20,986
MY Boys 0 #1,091 21 25,439
MX Girls 0 #1,108 76 17,781
ZA Girls 0 #1,130 12 25,928
AE Boys 0 #1,138 6 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
DZ 0 #1,150 27 20,130
IT Boys 0 #1,158 316 10,046
ZA Boys 0 #1,164 15 25,619
TR 0 #1,250 5 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,392 55 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,597 18 28,008

Fab is popular in 68 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Fab

Fab is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Fab is a one syllable name, pronounced FAB.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Fabian, Fabien, Fabián, Fabiano, Fabio and Fabius.
Fab is a name of French origin, traditionally used in France. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within France and its diaspora communities.
Yes — 1 notable people named Fab are in our database, including Fabrizio Moretti (Musician).