Etymology

Narses

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Today it means: A male given name of historical usage. Full definition →

Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς ← Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 ← xpr 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅
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  1. Old Iranian · derived from
  2. xpr · derived from𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅
  3. Middle Persian · derived from𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩
  4. Ancient Greek · derived fromΝαρσῆς
  5. English todayNarses

From Ancient Greek Ναρσῆς (Narsês), from Middle Persian 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩 (Narseh) or Parthian 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅 (nrysḥw /⁠Narisaxw⁠/), both ultimately from Old Iranian *Naryasanhah.

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