Names That Mean Befriend
By Nameberry
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Faunia
Origin:
Latin feminine variation of FaunusMeaning:
"to befriend"Description:
Faunia is more often rendered as Fauna, who was a Roman goddess of fertility, women and healing. Faunia was the downtrodden yet loving heroine of Philip Roth's Human Stain. Faunia and Fauna have more gravitas than the doe-like Fawn.
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