Narcyza
Only about 356 Polish women carry it, and no girl has been given it in the past 25 years. The feminine form of Narcyz, from a Greek root tied to numbness and sleep.
Narcyza Pronunciation
Narcyza is pronounced nahr-TSIH-zah (/narˈt͡sɨza/).
What Narcyza means
Where Narcyza comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Narcyza comes from Greek, from the word narkē, meaning numbness or torpor. That is the same root behind the word "narcotic." The short meaning kept for the name, "numbness, sleep," stays close to that beginning. Botanists later tied the idea to a flower. The narcissus was believed to dull the senses, and its heavy scent earned the reputation.
The masculine variant, Narcyz, is the more familiar form in Polish records. Narcyza is its feminine counterpart, rarer, and it shows up on a class list only now and then. The root is old, and it names a state rather than a color or a shape.
Both forms share a name-day. Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem anchors it on 29 October, a date the feminine Narcyza and the masculine Narcyz keep together.
When Narcyza celebrates name day
Narcyza appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar, never as a main name. The first of these dates is 8 December.
Rarer dates. Only the most complete calendars add this name on these days. Most skip them, so hardly anyone celebrates then.
How many people are named Narcyza
1 in 63325 women in Poland is named Narcyza. 356 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1590 among female names.
Narcyza as a middle name
Narcyza is a first name for 356 women in Poland and a middle name for another 367, a 49/51 split, almost evenly. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 353rd, between Zoja (369) and Nur (367).
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#351 Leonia373
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#352 Zoja369
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#353 Narcyza367
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#354 Nur367
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#355 Żaklina367