Daria (given name)

Daria

Daria is a popular name in Slavic countries. It gained popularity due to Saint Daria, seen here being martyred with Saint Chrysanthus.
Pronunciation	/ˈdɑːri.ə/ DAR-ree-ə
Gender	female
Origin
Word/name	Persian
Meaning	wealthy, feminine form of Darius.
Region of origin	Iran, Russia, other Slavic countries
Other names
Nickname(s)	Dasha, Dolly, Dasia
Related names	Dari, Darina, Darinka, Darissa, Dariya, Daruška, Darya, Dar'ya, Tarja

Daria (also written as Darya) is the female variant of the ancient name of Persian origin Darius (via Latin Darius and Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος Dareĩos from Old Persian Dārayavauš, literally "he who holds firm the good"). Daria is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. In Modern Persian, daryā (Old Persian drayah-) coincidentally means "sea".

The name has been used extensively in Russia and other Slavic countries. The common Russian nickname is Dasha and the common Polish nickname is Dasia. It has sometimes also been seen as a Russian form of the name Dorothy. Dolly, a diminutive of Dorothy, was also once a common nickname for Daria. The name is also used among Iranians, especially those who live near the Caspian sea.

Feminine variants

• Dareia Late Greek
• Daria English, Latinized Late Greek, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian
• Darija Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian
• Darinka Slovene
• Dariya Belarusian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
• Darja Czech, Latvian, Slovene
• Daruška Czech
• Derya Turkish
• Daryna Ukrainian
• Tarja Finnish

People

Notable people

• Tarja Halonen, Finnish president
• Daria Bijak, German gymnast
• Darya Dadvar, Iranian soprano soloist and composer
• Daria de Pretis, Italian judge
• Daria Dmitrieva, Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete
• Daria Dolan, American business news anchor, author and radio host
• Daria Gaiazova, Russian-Canadian cross-country skier
• Daria Gavrilova, Russian tennis player
• Daria Halprin, psychologist, author, dancer and former actress
• Daria Ilushechkina, Russian pair skater
• Daria Joura, Russian-Australian gymnast
• Daria Klimentová, Czech prima ballerina

• Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper and model
• Daria Komarkova, Russian fashion model
• Daria Kondakova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
• Daria Kozlova (disambiguation)
• Darya Kustova, Belarusian tennis player
• Daria Nauer, retired Swiss long-distance runner
• Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress and screenwriter
• Daria O'Neill, American radio and television personality
• Daria Onysko, Polish sprint athlete
• Daria Pratt, former American golfer
• Darya Pchelnik, Belarusian hammer thrower
• Darya Pishchalnikova, Russian discus thrower
• Darya Poverennova, theatre and fil actress
• Daria Semegen, American composer
• Daria Serova, Russian freestyle skier
• Daria Shkurikhina, Russian gymnast
• Daria Strokous, Russian model and film actress
• Darya Safonova, Russian sprinter
• Darya Saltykova (disambiguation)
• Daria Timoshenko, Russian Azerbaijan figure skater
• Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer
• Daria Werbowy, Canadian model
• Daria Widawska, Polish actress
• Daria Yurlova (born 1992), Estonian biathlete
• Daria Zuravicki, American figure skater
• Daria Zhukova, Russian fashion designer
• Daria Spiridonova, Russian Artistic Gymnast

Fictional characters

• Darya Gol, a character in The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron animated television series
• Daria Morgendorffer, title character of the MTV animated series Daria (1997-2002)

Places

• Darya Khan, Pakistan
• Darya Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
• Darya Khan Rind, Pakistan
• Darya Khan Tehsil, Pakistan

References

• Pamela Redmond Satran; Linda Rosenkrantz (2007-02-20). The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2.