Fabián

n. member of the Fabian Society (English socialist organization)

adj. preferring to delay or avoid rather than to directly confront (after the Roman general Fabius Maximus); of the Fabian Society, being a member of the Fabian Society

n. Saint Fabian (died A.D. 250), Pope; male first name

Fabian is the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was the name given to freed (emancipated) slaves which originally belonged to a Roman family with the family (gens=clan) name Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an important food crop in the Roman Empire. It entered the English language with the Normans, but has never achieved the popularity of Fabien in France and Fabio or Fabiano in Italy.
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Noun
1. a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
(hypernym) socialist
(member-holonym) Fabian Society
Adjective
1. of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society"
(pertainym) Fabianism

Adjective
1. using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"
(synonym) dilatory
(similar) cautious

n. Fabian, Saint Fabian, (died A.D. 250); male first name; member of the Fabian Society

adj. Fabian, preferring to delay or avoid rather than to directly confront (after the Roman general Fabius Maximus); of the Fabian Society, being a member of the Fabian Society

n. Fabian, Saint Fabian (died A.D. 250), Pope; male first name; member of the Fabian Society (English socialist organization), family