Pagan Names

Narcissus

Pronounced nar SIS us
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About the name Narcissus

The name Narcissus is from the ancient Greek Narkissos which may be derived from the word narkao, "I grow numb". Narcissus was a beautiful youth in ancient Greek mythology cruelly spurned those who fell for his good looks and was punished by falling in love with his own reflection. He pined away and was turned into a flower, the narcissus.

Related Names

Narcissa, Narcisse

Origin
Mediterranean
Greek

myth

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