Fawn is a feminine given name derived from the English name for a juvenile deer and the color. "Fawn" is also an English word meaning "to court favor from" or "to show affection." Fawne is a spelling variant. Fawna and Fawnia are other variants of the name. The name has been in use in the Anglosphere since the 18th century. It was among the top 1,000 names for newborn girls in the United States between 1960 and 1966 and again between 1973 and 1983. It has since declined in use.
Women named Fawn
Fawn M. Brodie (1915–1981), American biographer and college history professor
Fawn Girard (born 1978), American archer
Fawn Hall (born 1959), American civil servant
Fawn Johnson, American journalist
Fawn Krieger (born 1975), American interdisciplinary artist
Fawn Parker, Canadian writer
Fawn Sharp (born 1970), American Quinault politician, attorney, and policy advocate
Fawn Silver, American actress
Fawn Veerasunthorn, Thai film director and animator
Fawn Weaver (born 1976), American entrepreneur and author
Fawn Wood, Canadian Cree and Salish musician
Fawn Yacker, American filmmaker, producer, and cinematographer