Nergis
Nergis is a Turkish female given name of Persian origin.
Origin and meaning
The first name used in Turkish is written with a Turkish İ point. It is written as NERGİS in capital letters and Nergis in lower case letters. It means daffodil , daffodil flower and ultimately comes from the Greek and the name 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.
Name bearers
- Nergis Mavalvala (* 1968), Pakistani-US-American physicist of Parsee origin
- Nergis Usta (* 1977), Turkish film director living in Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nergis in the dictionary of names of the Turkish language (Turkish)
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Nergis. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Narcissus. Retrieved May 19, 2019 .