61%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Roman Mythology Pronounced Pron. FOW-noos(Latin) FAW-nəs(English) [key·IPA] 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