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Gender
Masculine
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Origin of the Name Narcissus
Greek
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Usage of the Name Narcissus
Greek Mythology, Late Roman
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Meaning of the Name Narcissus
The name Narcissus is a Latinized form of Greek Narkissos, which is derived from the Greek word "narke" meaning "sleep, numbness".
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Famous Bearers
In Greek mythology, Narcissus (or Narkissos) was a hero of the territory of Thespiae in Boeotia who was renowned for his beauty.
Bearers of the name include Narcissus, a 2nd-century Roman athlete, known as the assassin of the Roman Emperor Commodus;
Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (c. 99 - c. 216), a Roman Catholic saint and an early patriarch of Jerusalem.
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