63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Roman Mythology Pronounced Pron. /ˈfau̯.nus/(Latin) /ˈfɔ.nəs/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Possibly means "to befriend" from Latin. Faunus was a Roman god of fertility, forests, and agriculture. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Feminine FormFauna Categories actions, agricultural deities, deities, fertility, fertility deities, friendship, mythology