Narjis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Narjis

What is the meaning of the name Narjis ?

The baby name Narjis is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /nɑrˈdʒiːs/ — "nar-JEES".

Narjis is Arabic, Persian in Origin.

Narjis (Arabic: نرجس) is a feminine given name meaning "narcissus/daffodil," the flower, from Persian Narges/Nargis, ultimately from Greek Narkissos. The term entered Arabic via Persian and appears widely in classical Persian and Arabic poetry, where the narcissus symbolized enticing eyes and early spring. As a personal name it spread across the Persianate and Arabic-speaking world and into South Asia.

Variants include Narges (Persian), Nargis (Urdu/Hindi), Nergis (Turkish), Nərgiz (Azerbaijani), Narkis (Hebrew), and Nargiza (Uzbek); transliterations such as Nargess or Narjisse also occur. The spelling Narjis is common in Arabic transcription and in Shi'i tradition: Narjis (Narjis Khatun) is honored as the mother of the twelfth Imam, al-Mahdi. The name thus carries layered meanings: grace, freshness, and hopeful renewal, while retaining a cosmopolitan profile across languages. Predominantly feminine across cultures, it remains popular from Iran and the Arab world to South Asia and the Caucasus.