Fabriano

Italian edit

Etymology edit

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A widespread folk etymology also represented in the town's coat of arms, derives it from Latin faber in Iānō, literally, “ironsmith on the Giano”, the town's river. Fabriano used to be famous for its quality ironsmithing during the Middle Ages.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /fa.briˈa.no/, /faˈbrja.no/^[1]
Rhymes: -ano
Hyphenation: Fa‧bri‧à‧no, Fa‧brià‧no

Proper noun edit

Fabriano f

A town in Ancona, Marche

Derived terms edit

fabrianese

References edit

^ Fabriano in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)