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Origin: Latin

Meaning: Young deer

Keep baby connected to nature with the sweet feminine name Fawna. Also spelled as Fauna, it means “young deer” and has Old French and Greek roots. Some might recognize the moniker from the Roman rustic goddess Fauna who was believed to be the relative of Faunus, the rustic god of the forest, plains, and fields. Fauna was also the name of one of the good fairies in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. She was thought to be the most considerate and sensitive fairy, which might teach your little Fawna to always be kind.