Fauna

FOW-na; FAW-nuh
Roman, English word name, from Latin
"young deer; all the animals that live in a particular area"

Fauna Origin and Meaning

The name Fauna is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "young deer; all the animals that live in a particular area".

Fauna is the Roman goddess of the earth as well as one of the fairies who protected Disney's "Sleeping Beauty". It can also be considered a word name with a scientific, nature focused feel. Used to as a way to refer to all the animals in a particular area, habitat, or time period, many might think of the phrase "Flora and Fauna" on seeing the name.

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Famous People Named Fauna

  • Flora "Anne Fauna" Jones
    British model

The name Fauna in Pop Culture

  • Fauna
    green fairy who gives Aurora the gift of song in Disney's "Sleeping Beauty"
  • Fauna
    character in "Sweet Thursday" by John Steinbeck
  • Fauna
    Roman goddess of nature and women; female equivalent of Faunus
  • Flora and Fauna Amor
    conjoined twins in The Addams Family
  • Faun
    German pagan,folk band
  • Fauna
    a deer villager from “Animal Crossing”