The name Darius is usually given to a Boy.
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The origin of the name lies in Persian.
Darius is pronounced as DA-ree-us
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Darius is a Latin derivative of the Old Persian name Darayavahush, itself a compound of two words, darya which means 'wealthy or protector' and vahu which means 'good or well'.
Summary
Meaning
Upholder Of The Good
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Meaning
Latin form of Greek Δαρεῖος (
Dareios), from the Old
Persian name 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Darayauš), shortened from 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Darayavauš). It means "possessing goodness", composed of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 (daraya) meaning "to possess, to hold" and 𐎺𐎢 (vau) meaning "good" [1]. Three ancient kings of
Persia bore this name, including
Darius the Great who expanded the Achaemenid Empire to its greatest extent. His forces invaded Greece but were defeated
In the Battle of Marathon.It has never been very common as a given name
In the English-speaking world, though it rose
In popularity after the middle of the 20th century.
In the United States it is frequently an African-American name.
In Lithuania it may be given
In honour of the Lithuanian-American aviator
Steponas Darius (1896-1933), who died attempting to fly nonstop from New
York to Lithuania. His surname was an Americanized form of the original Darašius.
Origin
English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Persian (Latinized)
Pronunciation
/də.ˈɹaɪ.əs/(English) /ˈdæɹ.i.əs/(English)