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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Narcissus m. Latin narcissus 'narcissus, daffodil' from Greek νάρκισσος, of uncertain origin (cf. Beekes, p. 997.).

In Greek mythology, the name of a son of the river god Cephissus; in history, the name of one of the 70 Disciples, a 3rd C patriarch of Jerusalem and saint, and a 4th C martyr.

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● 1488 Narcissi (gen) carbonell p. 24, Narcisus (nom) ibid. p. 22
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Narcissus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Narcissus.