Fabiana
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Fabiana may refer to:
- FabianaFabianaFabiana may refer to:*Fabiana a genus of plants in the Solanaceae*Fabiana the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was the name given to freed slaves which originally belonged to a Roman family with the family name Fabius, that derived from the Latin faba for the broad bean, an...
a genus of plants in the SolanaceaeSolanaceaeSolanaceae are a family of flowering plants that include a number of important agricultural crops as well as many toxic plants. The name of the family comes from the Latin Solanum "the nightshade plant", but the further etymology of that word is unclear...
- Fabiana the English form of the late Roman name Fabianus. This was the name given to freed (emancipatedManumissionManumission is the act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves. In the United States before the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished most slavery, this often happened upon the death of the owner, under conditions in his will.-Motivations:The...
) slaves which originally belonged to a RomanAncient RomeAncient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
family with the family (gensGensIn ancient Rome, a gens , plural gentes, referred to a family, consisting of all those individuals who shared the same nomen and claimed descent from a common ancestor. A branch of a gens was called a stirps . The gens was an important social structure at Rome and throughout Italy during the...
=clanClanA clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clan members may be organized around a founding member or apical ancestor. The kinship-based bonds may be symbolical, whereby the clan shares a "stipulated" common ancestor that is a...
) name FabiusFabiusThe gens Fabia was one of the most ancient patrician families at Rome. The gens played a prominent part in history soon after the establishment of the Republic, and three brothers are said to have been invested with seven successive consulships, from BC 485 to 479...
, that derived from the LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
faba for the broad beanVicia fabaThis article refers to the Broad Bean plant. For Broadbean the company, see Broadbean, Inc.Vicia faba, the Broad Bean, Fava Bean, Field Bean, Bell Bean or Tic Bean, is a species of bean native to north Africa and southwest Asia, and extensively cultivated elsewhere. A variety is provisionally...
, an important food crop in the Roman EmpireRoman EmpireThe Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
. It entered the English language with the NormansNormansThe Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
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- Fabiana may refer to these persons:
- Fabiana BravoFabiana BravoFabiana Bravo , is an acclaimed Argentine operatic soprano, who has achieved international success both through her interpretation of concert literature and in her powerful portrayals of operatic heroines.-Life and work:...
- Fabiana da Silva SimõesFabiana da Silva SimõesFabiana da Silva Simões is a Brazilian footballer who plays forward who last played for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Brazilian women's national team....
- Fabiana ClaudinoFabiana ClaudinoFabiana Marcelino Claudino is a female volleyball player from Brazil, who made her debut for the Brazilian national team against Croatia...
- Fabiana LuperiniFabiana LuperiniFabiana Luperini is an Italian professional cyclist. Luperini has won the Giro d'Italia Femminile a record five times.-Palmarès:1996200020012002200420062008-External links:*...
- Fabiana MurerFabiana MurerFabiana de Almeida Murer is a Brazilian pole vaulter. She holds the South American record in the event with an indoor best of 4.82 m and an outdoor best of 4.85 m, making her the fourth highest vaulter ever...
- Fabiana RíosFabiana RíosMaría Fabiana Ríos is an Argentine politician of the party ARI . She is the governor of the province of Tierra del Fuego since December 17, 2007. She is currently the only woman governor in Argentina.Ríos was elected governor on June 24, 2007...
- Fabiana SemprebomFabiana SemprebomFabiana Semprebom is a Brazilian fashion model. She is the daughter of a Brazilian father and an Italian-American mother and she is engaged to Argentinian tennis player Guillermo Ignacio Cañas...
- Fabiana TambosiFabiana TambosiFabiana Tambosi is a Brazilian fashion model who has worked for numerous cosmetics companies, such as Clarins, Elizabeth Arden, Sephora, Sedal, and Almay...
- Fabiana UdenioFabiana UdenioFabiana Udenio is an Argentine/Italian character actress and sex symbol who has appeared in film and on television. She is best known for her role as "Alotta Fagina", a Bond girl parody in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.Udenio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and moved to Italy ...
- Fabiana VallejosFabiana VallejosFabiana Gisela Vallejos is a women's association football player from Argentina, currently playing for Boca Juniors Ladies....
- Fabiana de OliveiraFabiana de OliveiraFabiana de Oliveira is a female volleyball player from Brazil.-Career:At the 2011 Pan-American Cup, de Oliveira was awarded with the Best Receiver award, also winning the gold medal with her national team.Oliveira took part of the National Team who win the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games...
- Fabiana imbricataFabiana imbricataFabiana imbricata is an evergreen shrub of family Solanaceae, ranges from Chile to West Indies. It grows to 2.5m by 2.5m in moist, sandy soils, and produces small, white, tubular flowers in early summer. In tropical areas they grown outside in yards and garden. In places with cold winters that can...