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There was a 13th century French nobleman by the name of Narjot de Toucy. Anyone know at his name means? The -ot ending make it look like a diminutive but for what?
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“Violence, in truth, recoils upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit he has dug for another." - Sherlock Holmes, The Speckled Band
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Here is my (Elbowin's) bold pick on Narjot:
I think of it as a derivation from the name Narses (borne by a byzantinian general fighting against the Goths in Italy). Narses shows in italian as Narseo, and the sound shift s->j is typical for northern italian dialects (some examples made it into standard italian: Paris [the city] -> Parigi, partisan ->partigiano, parmesan -> parmigiano).
I also thought of arabic Narjis because of the crusade connection to the holy land, but I think this explanation is less plausible.
I think of it as a derivation from the name Narses (borne by a byzantinian general fighting against the Goths in Italy). Narses shows in italian as Narseo, and the sound shift s->j is typical for northern italian dialects (some examples made it into standard italian: Paris [the city] -> Parigi, partisan ->partigiano, parmesan -> parmigiano).
I also thought of arabic Narjis because of the crusade connection to the holy land, but I think this explanation is less plausible.
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A quick google in French and translating it back gave me this:
Narjot is a nickname derived of Nargeot, Nargeot is a place name, which is originally from the town of Nargis (in Loiret).
I can't easily find the meaning of the place name Nargis.
Narjot is a nickname derived of Nargeot, Nargeot is a place name, which is originally from the town of Nargis (in Loiret).
I can't easily find the meaning of the place name Nargis.
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I do not know if there is any relation but Nargis in Farsi (نرگس) means daffodils, which are often taken as metaphors for eyes. It is used commonly in Urdu.
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