"Fauna" meaning in English

See Fauna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Fatua [alternative], Fenta Fauna [alternative]
Etymology: Feminine form of Faunus. Some refer it to Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, whence Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”), Illyrian-related Daunus. Some refer it to faveō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ine-pro|*dʰeh₂w-}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₂w-, {{cog|grc|θαῦνον||beast}} Ancient Greek θαῦνον (thaûnon, “beast”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Fauna
  1. (Roman mythology) The goddess of animals, nature, spring and fertility; she is also the consort of Faunus. Tags: Roman Translations (the goddess of animals): फॉना (phŏnā) [feminine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Fauna-en-name-V2dUgSAe Categories (other): Roman deities, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 60 40 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'the goddess of animals': 96 4
  2. A female given name from Latin. Translations (female given name): फॉना (phŏnā) [feminine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Fauna-en-name-gQoJTTk- Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, Gods Disambiguation of Gods: 41 59 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 0 100
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