Fawna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Fawna

What is the meaning of the name Fawna ?

The baby name Fawna is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced FAW-nə (IPA: /ˈfɔːnə/; US: /ˈfɑːnə/).

Fawna is English in Origin.

Fawna is a modern English given name blending the nature word fawn (young deer) with the classical resonance of Latin Fauna, the rustic goddess of animals and fertility and the namesake for the zoological term fauna. The English fawn traces to Middle English via Old French faon, ultimately from Latin fetus “offspring,” while Fauna is the feminine counterpart of Faunus, a woodland deity.

Used sparingly since the mid-20th century, Fawna arose amid a vogue for gentle, pastoral names in North America and remains a rare alternative to Fawn and the more recognizable Fauna. Nicknames include Fawn and Fawnie. Close variants and cognates are Fawn, Fauna, and the embellished Fawne or Faunna; the related masculine mythic name is Faunus. Cultural echoes - from Disney’s Sleeping Beauty fairy named Fauna to modern nature-inspired naming - lend Fawna an image of softness, innocence, and woodland grace.