Faber

//ˈfeɪ.bə// adj, name

adj, name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of fabe: more fabe comparative, form-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From the French occupational surname meaning "smith" or "ironworker," variant of Favre, both from Latin faber (“craftsman”). Doublet of Dobry.

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