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Faber - An occupational name from the Latin faber meaning "a smith." Faber is the Latin form of the name Smith. The French names Fabre and Fevyer are related in origin to the English words fabric, fabricate, fabrication. A faber was a workman; literally one who made things. The surname Faber is sometimes of German origin, brought to England and United States by members of German families of that name.
Compare: Smith
"These Names of Ours"
by A. W. Dellquest
1938
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