Given name & surname
Narses
Narses is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Parthian. It is used in English and Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Narses is a variant of Narcissus. Narcissus has been associated with Greek and English naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Narses developed from Ναρσῆς. In English usage, Narses developed from 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅.
The story
Narses is a variant of Narcissus. The history of Narcissus gives this family its wider story. Narcissus’s Christian associations include Saint Narcissus, a bishop of Jerusalem in 195.
Explained through its name family
Narses’s family of names
In English usage, Narses developed from the Ancient Greek form Ναρσῆς. In English usage, Narses has a related form in NERSES. Narses has a related form in Narcissus.
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Around the world
Narses has relatives in 12 languages.
24 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 11
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅root · xpr
- 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩root · pal
- Ναρσῆςroot · Ancient Greek
- نرسیPersian
- نرسهPersian
- ნერსეGeorgian
- 𐬥𐬀𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬋⸱𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀ae
- ՆերսէսClassical Armenian
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