Italian

Fabio

Pronounced FAH-bee-ohShare

Meaning: Bean, through Fabius

  • Boy
  • Uncommon
  • 3 syllables

The story

Fabio is the Italian and Spanish form of the Roman family name Fabius. Its Latin root refers to a bean, rather than proving that the name literally meant bean grower.

Nicknames

  • Fab
  • Fabi

Spellings & variants

  • Fabius

Popularity

Uncommon

Outside the US top 1,000.

Style

Origins

Fabio comes from Italian.

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