Daria

Daria is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

Dariā ( Persian دريا) is the feminine form of the given name Darius and means something like "possessing the good" or "the owner of the good". But Daria also means “the mighty”, “the knowing” and the “protector”. In Persian it means "sea" or "blue ocean".

The usual stress in German-speaking countries is on the first syllable, i.e. Dária, while z. B. in Spanish the "i" is emphasized so that the common pronunciation is Daría.

variants

• Darja
• Darya (Russian, Belarusian, Persian)
• Derya
• Darija (Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian)
• Tarja (Finnish)

name day

• October 25
• April 1st

Name bearers

Daria

• Daria († around 304), Christian martyr

• Daria van den Bercken (* 1979), Dutch pianist
• Daria Eva Bijak (* 1985), German gymnast
• Daria Gavrilova (* 1994), Russian-born tennis player who has competed for Australia since 2016
• Daria Halprin (born 1948), American actress
• Daria Kinzer (* 1988), Croatian singer
• Daria Knez (* 1977), Croatian actress
• Daria Mainusch (* 1988), Polish model
• Daria Nauer (* 1966), Swiss athlete
• Daria Przybylak (* 1991), Polish volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Daria Streng (* 1995), German soccer player
• Daria Telizyn (1960–2005), American pianist of Ukrainian origin
• Daria Werbowy (* 1983), Ukrainian-Canadian model

Darja

• Darja Alexejewna Abramowa (* 1990), Russian lightweight boxer
• Darja Andrejewna Chalturina (* 1979), Russian historian and sociologist
• Darja Andrejewna Dmitrijewa (* 1993), Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Darja Evgenjewna Dmitrijewa (* 1995), Russian handball player
• Darja Domratschawa (* 1986), Belarusian biathlete
• Darja Donzowa (* 1952), Russian crime writer
• Darja Sergejewna Gowor (* 1995), Russian water diver
• Darja Kapš (* 1981), Slovenian chess player and politician (SD)
• Darja Sergejewna Kassatkina (* 1997), Russian tennis player
• Darja Igorewna Klischina (* 1991), Russian long jumper
• Darja Jurjewna Moros (* 1983), Russian actress
• Darja Alexandrovna Ovtschinnikowa (* 1995), Russian ski racer
• Darja Pishchalnikova (* 1985), Russian hammer thrower
• Darja Sajfutdinova (* 1997), German rhythmic gymnast of Russian origin
• Darja Saltykowa (1730–1801), Russian serial killer
• Darja Alexandrovna Schukowa (* 1981), Russian art patron, fashion designer and media entrepreneur
• Darja Anatolyevna Timoshenko (* 1980), Azerbaijani figure skater

Others

• Daria (animated series) , an American animated series
• Daria (hurricane) in January 1990