Narcisse

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French masculine and feminine form of NARCISSUS.

NARCISSUS   male   Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical
Latinized form of Greek Ναρκισσος (Narkissos), possibly derived from ναρκη (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness". Narkissos was a beautiful youth in Greek mythology who stared at his own reflection for so long that he eventually died and was turned into the narcissus flower.

This name appears briefly in the epistles in the New Testament and was also borne by a few early saints, including a 2nd-century patriarch of Jerusalem. It has been used to the present, especially in Catholic regions, usually in honour of the saint as opposed to the mythological character.
EQUIVALENTS
BIBLICAL: Narcissus
CATALAN: Narcís
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Narcissus, Narkissos
ITALIAN: Narcisa, Narciso
LATE ROMAN: Narcissa, Narcissus
PERSIAN: Narges
POLISH: Narcyz
PORTUGUESE: Narcisa, Narciso
ROMANIAN: Narcisa
SPANISH: Narcisa, Narciso
TURKISH: Nergis
MASCULINE FORMS
BIBLICAL: Narcissus
CATALAN: Narcís
GREEK MYTHOLOGY: Narcissus, Narkissos
ITALIAN: Narciso
LATE ROMAN: Narcissus
POLISH: Narcyz
PORTUGUESE: Narciso
SPANISH: Narciso
FEMININE FORMS
ITALIAN: Narcisa
LATE ROMAN: Narcissa
PERSIAN: Narges
PORTUGUESE: Narcisa
ROMANIAN: Narcisa
SPANISH: Narcisa
TURKISH: Nergis