Darius (given name)

Darius

King Darius I of Persia (Darius the Great).
Pronunciation	/dəˈraɪəs, ˈdɛəriəs/ UK also /ˈdɑːr-/
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Persian
Meaning	"He possesses"
Other names
Related names	Dariush, Dario

Darius (Persian: داریوش) is a male given name. Etymologically it is the English transliteration of the Persian name Dariush, meaning "he possesses" or "rich and kingly". The name also has another meaning: "He who holds firm to good."

Origin

The origin of the name is the Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavauš ), composed of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 dāraya- 'to hold' + 𐎺𐎢 va(h)u- 'good', meaning "he who holds firm the good", from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, 'to hold' and analogous to:

• Ancient Greek: Δᾱρειαῖος Dareiaîos
• Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡉𐡄𐡅𐡔‎ dryhwš
• Elamite: Da-ri-(y)a-ma-u-iš
• Akkadian: Da-(a-)ri-ia-(a-)muš

Shorter forms include:

• Latin: Dārīus, Dārēus
• Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareîos
• Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡅𐡔‎ drwš, drywš
• Elamite: Da-ri-ya-(h)u-(ú-)iš
• Akkadian: Da-(a-)ri-muš
• Egyptian: tr(w)š, trjwš', intr(w)š, intrjwš
• Lycian: 𐊑𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊆𐊊𐊁𐊒𐊖 Ñtarijeus-
• Armenian: Դարեհ dareh
• Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 Dārayauš

Given name

Historical people

Persian kings:

• Darius I (the Great) (521–486 BCE)
• Darius II (423–404 BCE)
• Darius III (Codomannus) (336–330 BCE)

Other kings, princes and politicians:

• Darius I of Media Atropatene
• Darius II of Media Atropatene
• Darius, one of the sons of King Mithridates VI of Pontus
• Darius of Pontus
• Darius the Magnificent
• Darius the Mede
• Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 CE

Others

• Darius Anderson (born 1997), American football player
• Darius Boyd, an Australian rugby league footballer
• Darius Bradwell (born 1997), American football player
• Darius Brubeck, an American musician and music educator
• Darius N. Couch, an American soldier
• Darius Campbell, a Scottish singer-songwriter, previously known as Darius Danesh (released albums using first name only)
• Darius Dimavičius, a Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Garland (born 2000), American basketball player
• Darius Grala, a Polish sports car racing driver
• Darius Guppy, public school fraudster
• Darius Hamilton (born 1993), American football player
• Darius Harris (born 1996), American football player
• Darius Hillary (born 1993), American football player
• Darius Johnson-Odom (born 1989), American basketball player
• Darius Kasparaitis (born 1972), Lithuanian–Russian ice hockey player
• Darius Khondji, a French-Iranian cinematographer
• Darius Leonard (born 1995), American football player
• Darius Maciulevičius, a Lithuanian football midfielder
• Darius McCrary, American actor
• Dariusz Michalczewski, a Polish boxer
• Darius Miles (born 1981), American basketball player
• Darius Milhaud, a French composer
• Darius Miller (born 1990), American basketball player
• Darius Mockus, a Lithuanian entrepreneur
• Darius Phillips (born 1996), American football player
• Darius Powe (born 1994), American football player
• Darius Prince (born 1990), American football player
• Darius Reynaud, an American football player
• Darius Reynolds (born 1989), American football player
• Darius Rucker (born 1966), American musician
• Darius Slayton (born 1997), American football player
• Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian basketball player

Fictional characters

• Darius (Highlander), an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
• Darius, a character from Fullmetal Alchemist
• Darrius, a character from Mortal Kombat
• Darius, a character from Need for Speed: Carbon
• Darius, the Hand of Noxus, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends
• Darius, a character from The Hunger Games
• Darius, the wolf character from the Patrick Carman books The Land of Elyon.
• Darius Britt, the female main character from Safety Not Guaranteed
• Darius, main character from Party Hard (video game)
• Darius, character from the Assassin's Creed franchise
• Darius, character from the TV show Atlanta (TV series)

See also

• Dara, Darab, the New Persian forms of the word
• Daria