Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

narses

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
nars-es
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ναρσῆς, 𐭭𐭥𐭮𐭧𐭩, 𐭍𐭓𐭉𐭎𐭇𐭅

Inflected Forms

Narseos (alternative) Narseus (alternative) Narseh (alternative) Narsah (alternative) Narse (alternative) Nersi (alternative) Narsi (alternative) Nerses (alternative) Nerseh (alternative) Narsai (alternative) Narsay (alternative) Nerse (alternative)

Questions

What does narses mean?
A male given name of historical usage.
Where does narses come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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