Fabre

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginLatin faber →
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Meanings

proper nounFabre (plural Fabres)

plural Fabres

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Latinfaber
  2. EnglishFabre

From the French occupational surname meaning "smith" or "ironworker," variant of Faber and Favre, all from Latin faber (“craftsman”).

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APA

Fabre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fabre

MLA

“Fabre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fabre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fabre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fabre.

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