Narcisa
Narcisa is a feminine given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is the feminine Italian , Spanish , Portuguese and Romanian forms of Narcissus .
This name in turn is the Latinized form of the Greek Ναρκισσος (Narkissos); possibly derived from ναρκη (narke), which means sleep, numbness / numbness . Narcissus was a beautiful adolescent in Greek mythology who stared at his own reflection in the mirror until he eventually died and was turned into a daffodil flower.
This name appears briefly in the letters of the New Testament and was also borne by some early saints , including a 2nd century patriarch of Jerusalem . It has been used mostly in Catholic areas to this day, usually in honor of the saint as opposed to its mythological character.
Well-known namesake
- Narcisa Escaler (* 1944), Filipino diplomat and entrepreneur
- Narcisa Landázuri (* 1992) is an Ecuadorian sprinter
- Georgeta Narcisa Lecușanu (* 1976), Romanian handball player
- Narcisa de Jesús Martillo Morán (1832–1869), Ecuadorian virgin
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Narcisa. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Narcissus. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .