Fabian pronunciation?

Boy Names
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[name_m]How[/name_m] do you say [name_m]Fabian[/name_m]? [name_f]Fay[/name_f]-bee-ann? Fahb-ian? Fab (as in fabulous) -ian?

Thanks
LL

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English speaker (me): fay
Other European cultures (eg. Spanish, [name_m]German[/name_m]): fah

3

Yup, I’d say [name_f]Fay[/name_f]-bee-an. But I wouldn’t be surprised to be corrected to Fah-bee-an.

4

I went to school with one he pronounced it [name_f]Fay[/name_f]-bee-ann.

5

[name_f]Fay[/name_f]-bee-an. Name of my co-worker, who is Hispanic and that’s how he pronounces it

6

I pronounce it [name_f]Fay[/name_f]-bee-an. I also knew one who pronounced it the same way.

7

It’s one of my aunt’s friends’ surname and they pronounce it [name_f]Fay[/name_f]-bee-in

8

I say [name_f]Fay[/name_f]-bee-an. I really like it, but only with that pronunciation.

9

Yup! This. Exactly…
When I speak English I say [name_f]FAY[/name_f]-bee-ən when I’m speaking [name_m]German[/name_m] it’s FAH-bee-ahn.

10

I say fah-bee-an. I have grown up with Greek, Spanish, Italian, Filipino and Japanese relatives though, so I don’t know whether or not that makes a difference. That’s how they all said it.