Meaning: A Roman goddess of nature, fertility, and animals (companion to Faunus), whose name became the word 'fauna' for animal life. A nature word name; we note the mythic origin.Medium
In 30 seconds: A nature name from myth: Fauna is the Roman goddess of animals and wildlife (said 'FAW-nah'). We note the origin.
MeaningA Roman goddess of nature, fertility, and animals (companion to Faunus), whose name became the word 'fauna' for animal life. A nature word name; we note the mythic origin.
Fauna is a Roman goddess of nature and animals, and the source of the word for animal life. As a girl's name it is rare, green, and mythic (said 'FAW-nah'). Earthy and gentle.
It appears only rarely for girls in the U.S. Rare, nature/myth, and soft.
Did you know? Fauna was a Roman goddess of nature and animals — her name became the word for a region's animal life, which we note. A fairy godmother in Sleeping Beauty shares it.
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References — Fauna — Roman goddess of nature/animals; word for animal life
