Fabinho is a Portuguese given name, a

diminutive form A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle som ...

of the Portuguese name "little

Fábio Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented in Portuguese as ''Fábio'' (with t ...

". Portuguese also has an

augmentative form An augmentative (abbreviated ) is a morphological form of a word which expresses greater intensity, often in size but also in other attributes. It is the opposite of a diminutive. Overaugmenting something often makes it grotesque and so in so ...

of the name, Fabão, "big Fábio".

Brazilian football

Fabinho (footballer, born 1970) Fábio da Silva Azevedo (born 12 January 1970), simply known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career A midfielder, Fabinho began his career in football by standing out at Flamengo's youth te ...

, born ''Fábio da Silva Azevedo'', former midfielder * Fabinho Santos (born 1973), born ''Fábio José dos Santos'', football manager and former midfielder in 1995 with Vitorio * Fabinho (footballer, born 1974), born ''Fabio Augusto Justino'', former forward with Shimizu S-Pulse in 1999 *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1975) Fabinho (literally ''little Fábio'') real name Fábio de Souza (born 10 April 1975) is a Brazilian footballer. He is currently coach with FC Herisau FC Herisau are a Swiss football team currently playing in 2. Liga Interregional, the f ...

, born ''Fábio de Souza'', football manager and former defender with FC Wil in 2002 *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1976) Fábio de Jesus or simply Fabinho (born October 16, 1976, in Nova Iguaçu), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career statistics Honours Santos * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: Campeonato Bras ...

, born ''Fábio de Jesus'', former defensive midfielder with Santos in 2005 * Fabinho (footballer, born 1977), born ''Fábio Trinidade da Silveira'', former forward with Randers in 2005 *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1980) Fábio Alves Félix (born 10 January 1980), commonly known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He's currently in charge of São Caetano. Career He joined Toulouse in 2006 and wa ...

, born ''Fábio Alves Félix'', former midfielder * Fabinho Recife (born 1982), born ''Fabiano Aguiar Dionizio Laurentino'', former forward with Sport Recife in 2001 * Fabinho (footballer, born 1982), born ''Fábio de Matos Pereira'', former midfielder *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1983) Fabio Souza dos Santos (born September 7, 1983 in Recife), or simply Fabinho, is a forward player from Brazil who plays for Juventus SC . Career On 29 November 2017, Fabinho left ABC to join XV de Piracicaba. Honours ;Joinville *Brazilian Sé ...

, born ''Fabio Souza dos Santos'', forward for Juventus SC *

Fabinho Capixaba Antônio Fábio Francês Cavalcante (born 27 November 1983), commonly known as Fabinho Capixaba, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a right back. Club career Born in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Fabinho Capixaba graduated from Desp ...

(born 1983), born ''Antônio Fábio Francês Cavalcante'', former right-back *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1984) Fábio Augusto Machado commonly known as Fabinho (born 20 July 1984) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Asreas Itea. Fabinho began his professional career with Associação Portuguesa Londrinense. He made one appearance with Figueirense F ...

, born ''Fábio Augusto Machado'', Brazilian football midfielder *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1985) Fábio Alves Macedo (born 16 March 1985) known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian former professional footballer as a left-back. He played in numerous State football leagues in Brazil during his playing career in his native country and played for the ...

, born ''Fábio Alves Macedo'', former left-back * Fabinho (footballer, born 1986), born ''Fábio Gonçalves'', defensive midfielder for Ceará *

Fabinho Alves Fábio "Fabinho" da Silva Alves (born June 11, 1986), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. References External links * * 1986 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's foo ...

(born 1986), born ''Fábio da Silva Alves'', striker for Ipatinga *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1991) Fabio Ayres (born 1 January 1991), known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward. Club career Salernitana Fabinho made his league debut for Salernitana against Südtirol on 16 January 2011. He scored his first goals for th ...

, born ''Fábio Ayres'', forward for Nova Iguaçu *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1992) Fabio da Silva Santos (born May 15, 1992 in Macapá), commonly known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Santos–AP as forward. He already played for national competitions such as Copa do Brasil and Campeonato Brasileiro Série ...

, born ''Fabio da Silva Santos'', forward for Santos–AP *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1993) Fábio Henrique Tavares (born 23 October 1993), known as Fabinho (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the Brazil national team. A versatile player, Fabinho can ...

, born ''Fábio Henrique Tavares'', defensive midfielder for Al-Ittihad *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1996) Fábio Alexander Freitas de Almeida (born 7 July 1996), known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association footbal ...

, born ''Fábio Alexander Freitas de Almeida'', central midfielder *

Fabinho (footballer, born 1999) Fabio Augusto Luciano da Silva (born 18 November 1999), commonly known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for América Futebol Clube (MG), América Mineiro. Career ...

, born ''Fabio Augusto Luciano da Silva'', midfielder for São Paulo *

Fabinho (footballer, born 2002) Fábio Silva de Freitas (born 9 April 2002), commonly known as Fabinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Bragantino. Career statistics Club Honours Palmeira ...

, born ''Fábio Silva de Freitas'', midfielder for Palmeiras

Other football

Fábio Baptista Fábio Pereira Baptista (born 29 March 2001), known as Fabinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club Farul Constanța. Club career On 1 July 2022, Baptista signed with Sint-Truiden in Belgium. On 3 ...

(born 2001), Portuguese football player *

Fabinho Azevedo Fábio Pereira de Azevedo (1 January 1977 – 2 February 2018), known as Fabinho Baiano or simply Fabinho, was a footballer who played as a striker. Born and raised in Brazil, he was naturalized by Togo and played for that national team. Dur ...

(1977–2018), born ''Fábio Pereira de Azevedo'', Brazilian-born Togolese former forward *

Fábio Lima (futsal player) Fábio Daniel Marques Lima (born 16 October 1988) is a Portuguese futsal player Player may refer to: Role or adjective * Player (game), a participant in a game or sport ** Gamer, a player in video and tabletop games ** Athlete, a player in ...

(born 1988), Portuguese futsal player *

Fabinho Martins Fábio "Fabinho" Alexandre Cruz Martins (born 10 February 1996) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Football career On 26 April 2015, Fabinho made his professional debut with Sporting B in a 2014–15 Segunda Lig ...

(born 1996), born ''Fábio Alexandre Cruz Martins'', Portuguese midfielder for Alverca {{hndis, Fabinho Portuguese masculine given names Masculine given names