Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
In mythological stories, Faunus is associated with the god of nature and the forests.
Faunus’s family of names
Faunus has a related form in Faunos. Faunus has a related form in Fawnos. Faunus has a related form in Fawnus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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