Given name · Persian · Urdu
نرگس
“daffodil”
نرگس (nargis) is a feminine given name from Middle Persian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Urdu and Persian.
Persian and UrduWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Nargis.
Meaning & origin
What it means
نرگس is Nargis written in Arabic script. One English interpretation is “daffodil.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
نرگس comes from Middle Persian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Persian usage, نرگس developed from Νάρκισσος.
نرگس’s family of names
In Persian usage, نرگس developed from the Ancient Greek form Νάρκισσος. In Persian usage, نرگس has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nargis. In Persian usage, نرگس can be written in the Roman alphabet as Nargis.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
نرگس has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere نرگس comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named نرگس
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