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Comments for NARCISSUS:
Narcissa was formed from Narcissus as the name of a beautiful blonde woman in the Harry Potter books. This suits her personality well!-- name_obsession 8/17/2005
I always thought it meant "vain" or "vanity". I guess because of the fable.-- Emma2323 12/13/2005
Narcissus is the name of the handsome man in the Greek myth Narcissus. He thought he was so beautiful and handsome that he saw himself in the lake and stared at his reflection unable to tear away. A nymph who was watching fell in love with him, her name was Echo, since he did not return her love she eventually faded away leaving behind only what was repeated. It explains about 'echos', but Narcissus died in the end too.-- favorably 1/28/2006
"Narcissus" could have a nameday on Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday (the Sunday before Easter) is the day of flowers and willows (the names of the other trees also have a nameday).-- iva_toneva 6/7/2006
Why would anyone name their child after an egotistic Greek god? This is what narcissistic personality disorder is named for.-- Fincayra 10/5/2006
The way I remember it, Narcissus stared at his reflection for so long, he fell in love with himself. He finally noticed that his reflection was a reflection and not a real person when he tried to kiss it. In pain, knowing he would never actually meet the boy in the water, he killed himself with a sword, leaving his corpse to bloom into a flower: the Narcissus flower.
Because of this story, many believe the name means "vain".-- Jesus_Freak 7/5/2007
This is a name? Incredible. It's over-the-top, not nice-sounding, has a terrible meaning, and from that terrible meaning came the word "narcissistic," a personality disorder! This is definitely going on my list of Names Know One In Their Right Mind Will Ever Use.-- jolidanstitre 5/11/2008
Who in the right mind would name their son Narcissus? This name is really over-the-top and has a terrible meaning. I'll pass.-- bananarama 9/15/2008
One of Hermann Hesse's best-known novels is 'Narcissus and Goldmund.' Narcissus is a monk who teaches at the Mariabronn cloister, and who possesses a keen intelligence and lofty spiritual ideals.-- Anyechka 9/12/2009
Fabulous. I'd use it. The character from Greek Mythology is all too human, and so am I.-- vomiting 10/30/2009
It's too bad many people think this name means "vanity". It's a beautiful name really, but I would refrain from using it because this name was given a bad connotation.
The funny part is earlier someone said "an egotistic Greek god". That is hilarious to me! Narcissus wasn't a Greek god, nor was he very egotistical. Go to Wikipedia for the real story:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_(mythology)
"As divine punishment he fell in love with his own reflection in a pool, not realizing it was merely an image, and he wasted away to death, not being able to leave the beauty of his own reflection."-- Anonymous User 9/4/2010
It's terrible how the character is so misunderstood. Narcissus was punished because he thought he was too good for a lover. There's nothing wrong with that- better than losing your own self-respect to a lover, which is so common today. However, this pissed off Aphrodite, who needed to find a lover for everyone. The gods in Greek Mythology punished mortals for not obeying them, not necessarily for their bad morality.
Also, Echo (an unanimously good character in Greek Mythology) fell in love with Narcissus. So he must have had some at least likable qualities.
Like an above poster said, Narcissus was all too human.-- bathos 12/30/2010
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