What does Faunus mean?

Faunus as a boys' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Faunus is "animal". In Roman mythology, the god of nature. He was attended by little fauns, half man and half goat.

ENDS WITH -us

ASSOCIATED WITH roman, mythology, little

Variations

VARIANT Fawnus

How popular is Faunus?

Faunus is an uncommon first name for men. Faunus is a rare last name too for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Brutus, Cadmus, Caius, Cronus, Dacius, Darius▼, Fabianus, Fabius, Fabiyus, Fafnir, Fain, Faine, Fane, Fares, Faris, Farnam, Farnly (see Farnley), Farnum, Farouk, Farris, Faruq, Faust, Fausto, Faustus, Fauzi, Feargus, Fergus, Festus, Firus, Flavius, Florus, Fons, Frans, Frants, Gaius, Guus, Hampus, Jairus, Janus, Jarius, Junius▼, Kadmus, Linus, Lugus, Magnus▲, Magus, Manus, Marcus▼, Marinus, Marius, Markus, Mateus, Maurus, Paulinus, Paulus, Rasmus, Rastus, Rinus, Rufus▼, Seumus, Taurus and Thonus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Faunus.