THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Fabián
Fabián is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Fabian Ver, Fabián de la Rosa. This snapshot links the name to 2 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
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SpanishEtymology & source
a male given name, equivalent to English Fabian
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People with the name Fabián
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Fabian Ver
Filipino general (1920-1998)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Fabián de la Rosa
Filipino painter (1869-1937)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Fabian Ver, Fabián de la Rosa
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Fabián in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Fabián
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Fabian♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Damian♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Damián♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Marian♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Padian·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Sarian·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Adrian♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Brian♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Fabián?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Explore Fabián further
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- Wikidata given-name item Q11681755 — Fabián (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Fabian Ver (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q11681755 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Fabián de la Rosa (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q11681755 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Fabián (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.