Narcissa

Oh man-I love this, maybe for a middle name. Narcissa Malfoy is one of my favorite characters in Harry Potter, a woman of understatement and complexity. Too bad “Narcissism” is a well known word these days. Almost want to use anyway, because it sounds like Melissa, Priscilla, Alyssa, Marissa…but the “Narc” keeps it er…sharp. A very contrasting name. I really love the Narcissus flower…white daffodils are gorgeous and have a lot of meaning. The myth of Narcissus is a classic tragedy—in some older versions Narcissus has a twin sister named Narcissa and he drowns in the pool out of grief, seeking to find her. It’s not exclusively a story about vanity and being obsessed with one’s self. I would argue Narcissa is actually usable—it has significant history as a name for real people in the U.S. I still think because the reason I personally like it is because of a character, I should use it (if I did) for a middle name because a character and my daughter are two different people.

I've really liked it. Narcissa is a beautiful name, it reminds me of narcissus flower too. 😍😍.

Mm...although with the fact that it fricking sounds like narcissism, I think it’s quite lovely.

Ok but the nicknames Cissy, Cissie, Cissi, Sissy, Sissie and Sissi are pathetic.

Sounds too egotistic, snobbish and Victorian.

Oh, I think it's not bad at all. What's wrong with the name? I mean, I understand that it resembles "narcissist", but in particular I have always related it more to the narcissus flower, which is more beautiful, right? And also, it's a super original name, you don't hear it almost anywhere and it has a beautiful sound. I do like Narcissa, honestly.

Sounds like "narcissism".

I'm a sucker for this name honestly.

Narcissist, narcissism.

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That was my original association with this name. It's not too bad on its own, but the association...

I don't think of Narcissism, but I do think of a southern belle with this big and red hoop skirt. It seems bold and just different compared to other names. It's the most interesting flower name I have ever heard.

I really like this old eccentric name but it is sadly neglected today. It sounds like the name of a sweet little girl or a beautiful and wealthy red-haired southern belle from the old south. I can imagine a Narcissa wearing a big hoop ringed underskirt from the 1850/60s style, like in the civil war days standing on the porch of a big old historic plantation house with a pistol in her pocket, lol xP. But yes, I think it's a very underrated pretty and intelligent sounding name :)

This name is lovely!
N-o limits to life
A-lways prepared
R-espectful
C-reative
I-nteresting
S-cholar
S-ensitive
A-nd that's why the name is awesome!

I love the name Narcissa. It's unique and beautiful. A lot of people think it's related to Harry Potter, but personally, I love it.

Mmm. A.K. A nickname- Cissy
Cissi
Sissy
Sissie
Sissi
Cissie.

Definitely a pretentious name. Narcissa sounds like the name of a snobbish Victorian aristocrat.

*sigh* - such an utterly GORGEOUS name! The meaning + story behind it, look and sound work together to make it one the most beautiful names I've ever come across.

I quite like this name; it's odd and eccentric. I don't think I'd use it as a first name as it's a bit too strange for blatant usage, although it could be quite usable as a second name. Perhaps, if you wanted to spice up an overly-common surname, or add a general flare of eccentricity, life and colour to an otherwise dull name, maybe? In my opinion it would, anyway. :)

Not to put a damper on this name for anyone, but to me it looks almost like 'narcotics', I guess because of the 'narc' part. It sounds like a name back in the medieval days. Or a pretty, yet evil fairy.

This name is quite beautiful, but unfortunately sounds like "narcissist", and people nowadays think of a Harry Potter character who's quite nasty. It's kind of over-the-top anyway. I feel guilty for liking it.

It's quite pretty, but there's no way I or any sane person would ever use it. Everyone knows the words 'narcissism' and 'narcissist', even though relatively few seem to understand what they mean, confusing them with selfishness, egocentrism, and even hedonism. Well, narcissism is not a condition you would want to pop into a person's head when they hear your name, so don't do this to your child!

Very pretty, nice spelling, awful meaning. Always could hide it in there as a middle name.

Very pretty, although narcissism is an unfortunate thing for a name to denote!

I ADORE this name!

This is a very pretty name. I'd love it, if it weren't for "narcissism" being what it is.

I always liked this name - I first found it in Harry Potter (Narcissa Malfoy) - until I found out what it meant.

I love, love, love this name. It's so beautiful.