Florian or Fabien?

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And what do you think of when you hear them?

Ps m - I’d also assume you were quite left-wing with a name like Fabian. Might not be true or matter, but similar to Keir & Aneurin my first assumption would be a political connection.

Florian. I love it but it wouldn't go with our surname (also has an 'or' sound and ends in 'an'!

Love them both! I would have said Fab-e-an but like both pronunciations. I don't see either as 'wet' names and do not think they would lead to any teasing at all!

Both a bit poncy IMHO.

These names were very popular in Germany/Switzerland/Austria in the 1980s. Interestingly the trend there now is for very old fashioned traditional German names or English names.

I quite like Fabian, though it wouldn’t be my first choice. I prefer Fab-e-an but perhaps that’s just because it’s the pronunciation I’m more familiar with?

I actively dislike Florian. I can’t put my finger on it. I don’t like flower names for girls or Florence/Flora either.

Both awful. Up there with my other least favourite boy’s name - Percy.

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Both awful. Up there with my other least favourite boy’s name - Percy.

Percy is a lot worse

Florian is my absolute favourite boys name, but I would never use it because it would need a French lilt, and I'm just not pretentious enough to be able to pull that off! Plus I live in Liverpool and a scouse Florian just doesn't compute .

Personally I just wouldn't use either in the UK.

Both awful names!

As someone who is actually called 'Fabienne' Irl, it made me chuckle to see the male version of my name described as 'wet', 'poncy', 'frilly', 'pretentious' and (best of all) 'awful'...:)

I really like my name. Friends will often shorten it to 'Fab' which I think is pretty cool. I have had so many people, male and female, telling me that they really like my name over the years.

Frankly, I would go with the name that you like the most and not worry about what other people think.

My son is called Fabian, so I obviously love it. My husband is German and we chose it because we wanted a European name that also worked in the UK.

My son is in his twenties and has never been bullied. The only thing that people have said to him is that they think the name is quite posh. He loves his name.

Like Fabian. Don’t like Florian.

I like Fabienne for a girl but that doesn't help you.
Sorry, but I don't like either Fabian or Florian. Isn't Florian the lion in Hey Duggee with the dragon's breath? If Fabian is Fab it's okay-ish.
Finn.

I love Florian but I think you tend to get Florrie or Flo as a nn, whereas you get Fab for Fabian. So depends what you prefer really.

Florian is very German, but old school. Most Florians are probably over 40, don’t think it’s a popular baby name.

Love Florian. Like Fabian, but only the "Fab" pronunciation.

I work with one of each! They are not British, so Fabian is pronounced fah-be-yen not fay-be-an. Very nice names.