Fabiola
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Fabiola is a female name of Latin/Roman origin meaning "girl in the meadows".
Fabiola is pronounced fah-bee-OH-lah. Feminine variant of Fabian, from the Roman family clan name Fabius. Saint Fabiola (fourth century) was an energetic Roman matron who organized the first hospice for sick and needy travelers. Queen Fabiola of Belgium was a Spanish princess.
Fabiola is pronounced fah-bee-OH-lah. Feminine variant of Fabian, from the Roman family clan name Fabius. Saint Fabiola (fourth century) was an energetic Roman matron who organized the first hospice for sick and needy travelers. Queen Fabiola of Belgium was a Spanish princess.
People
- Queen Fabiola of BelgiumQueen Fabiola of BelgiumQueen Fabiola of Belgium is the widow of King Baudouin of Belgium. She was Queen consort of the Belgians for 33 years...
- Saint FabiolaSaint FabiolaSaint Fabiola was a Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church father St. Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted themselves to the practice of Christian asceticism and to charitable work....
- Fabiola RomeroFabiola RomeroFabiola Romero is a Florida State University graduate and original member of the FSU Cowgirls. Romero rose to fame after she was shown on national television during the 2005 Florida State–Miami football game...
, a U.S. model - Fabiola Gatti, a British singer
- Fabiola ZuluagaFabiola ZuluagaFabiola Zuluaga was a professional tennis player from Colombia. She retired on 9 September 2005. She reached the Australian Open Semifinals in 2004 and became the first Colombian tennis player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. She is one of the best tennis player that Colombia has had .- External...
, a Colombian professional tennis player
Culture
- Fabiola (film)Fabiola (film)Fabiola is a 1949 Italian language motion picture historical drama directed by Alessandro Blasetti, very loosely based on the 1854 novel of the same name by Nicholas Patrick Wiseman. The film stars Michèle Morgan, Henri Vidal and Michel Simon...
, a 1949 film known in English as The Fighting Gladiator - Fabiola (novel)Fabiola (novel)Fabiola or, the Church of the Catacombs is a novel by the English Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman. It was first published in 1854.-Plot summary:...
, an 1854 novel by Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman