Darius (first name)

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Darius is a male name . A female form of the name common in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was Daria .

Origin and meaning

Lat. Darius (from Greek Δαρεῖος Dareĩos); Darjawesch , Darawesch etc., actually Dariuvahusch or short form Dariusch , comes from Old Persian and means possessing the good . In Poland (Dariusz) and Iran (Dariusch / Dariush) (pronunciation: dɒːˈɾiːˈuːʃ or, especially in Persian , dɒːˈɾjˈuːʃ) it is a very common male name. The name is also given in various forms of writing in Russia (Darya) , the Baltic States (Darja) and Finland (Tarja) . The name is also known as the name of some kings of the ancient Persian empire of the Achaemenids .

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Well-known namesake

Personal name

First name

family name

  • Paul Darius (1893–1962), German architect and university professor
  • Steponas Darius (1896–1933), Lithuanian-American pilot, see Darius and Girėnas
  • Vincent Darius (1955–2016), Grenadian religious, Bishop of Saint George's in Grenada

Individual evidence

  1. DARIUS i. The Name - Encyclopaedia Iranica. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .