Meanings
plural Faucis · alternative la Fauci · alternative La Fauci · alternative la-Fauci · alternative La-Fauci · alternative Lafauci · alternative LaFauci · alternative laFauci
- A surname from Sicilian.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, national infectious disease guru, is five months my senior, sharp as a tack even under withering political fire;
2021 May 17, Jane E. Brody, “A Birthday Milestone: Turning 80!”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 22 May 20211 more example
Covid-19 is still spreading rampantly and must be tackled aggressively if we want life to get back to normal soon, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN on Sunday.
2021 March 14, Christina Maxouris and Holly Yan, “The US is now in a vulnerable spot with Covid-19. Don’t make the same mistakes Europe did, Fauci says”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2021
Origin
From the Sicilian surname Fauci, a surname derived from fauci (“sickle”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian Fauci
- Faucisurname
Russian Фа́учи
- Фа́учи (Fáuči)surname
Cite this entry
Fauci. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fauci
“Fauci.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fauci. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fauci,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fauci.
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