Narkis as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Narkis

What is the meaning of the name Narkis ?

The baby name Narkis is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: nar-KEES (approx.; IPA: /naʁˈkis/),English approximation: NAR-sis or nar-KEES (approx.; IPA: /nɑrˈkɪs/ or /nɑrˈkiːs/).

Narkis is Hebrew in Origin.

Narkis is a Hebrew and Slavic given name and Israeli surname derived from Greek Nárkissos, the word for the narcissus/daffodil. The Greek stem narkē (“numbness, sleep”) underlies both the plant name and “narcotic,” probably referencing the flower’s heady scent or sap. In Hebrew, נרקיס denotes the native winter-blooming flower, giving the name a nature-forward, seasonal feel and echoes of the Narcissus myth of self-reflection.

Documented as a personal name since antiquity via early Christian bearers such as Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem, the form Narkis spread into Eastern Christian and later Slavic use (Russian Наркис), and was revived in modern Hebrew in the 20th-century nature-name movement. Variants include Narkiss, Narkissos, Narcis (Romanian/Catalan), Narcís (Catalan), Narcisse (French), Narciso (Spanish/Italian/Portuguese), and feminine Narcisa/Narcissa; Hebrew feminine Narkisa also occurs. Today Narkis is rare but familiar in Israel, used for all genders.