Darius

/dəˈraɪəs/ noun

Definition

A name of Persian origin meaning 'wealthy' or 'one who possesses good things,' historically famous from Persian kings.

Etymology

From Old Persian 'Dārayavahuš', composed of 'dāra' (to hold, possess) + 'vahu' (good), originating with ancient Persian royalty around 500 BCE.

Kelly Says

Darius was the name of multiple Persian emperors who ruled vast empires, so naming a child Darius was literally naming them after kings—which is why you'll see it in fantasy books and games about powerful rulers.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ዳሪየስ
da-ree-yas
ARالعربية
داريوس
da-ree-oos
BNবাংলা
দারিয়াস
da-ree-yas
CACatalà
Darius
da-ree-us
CSČeština
Darius
da-ree-us
DADansk
Darius
da-ree-us
DEDeutsch
Darius
da-ree-us
ELΕλληνικά
Δαρίους
da-ree-oos
ESEspañol
Dario
da-ree-oh
FAفارسی
داریوس
da-ree-oos
FISuomi
Darius
da-ree-us
FRFrançais
Darius
da-ree-oos
GUGU
દારિયસ
da-ree-yas
HAHA
Darius
da-ree-us
HEעברית
דאריוס
da-ree-oos
HIहिन्दी
दारीयस
da-ree-yas
HUMagyar
Darius
da-ree-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
Darius
da-ree-us
IGIG
Darius
da-ree-us
ITItaliano
Dario
da-ree-oh
JA日本語
ダリウス
da-ri-usu
KKKK
Дарий
da-ree-y
KMKM
ដារីអ៊ូស
da-ree-oo-s
KO한국어
다리우스
da-ri-useu
MRMR
दारीयस
da-ree-yas
MSBahasa Melayu
Darius
da-ree-us
MYမြန်မာ
ဒါရီယူ
da-ree-yu
NLNederlands
Darius
da-ree-us
NONorsk
Darius
da-ree-us
PAPA
ਦਾਰਿਯਸ
da-ree-yas
PLPolski
Dariusz
da-ree-ush
PTPortuguês
Dário
da-ree-oh
RORomână
Darius
da-ree-us
RUРусский
Дарий
da-ree-y
SVSvenska
Darius
da-ree-us
SWKiswahili
Darius
da-ree-us
TAதமிழ்
தாரியஸ்
tha-ree-yas
TEతెలుగు
దారియస్
da-ree-yas
THไทย
ดาริอุส
da-ri-us
TLTL
Darius
da-ree-us
TRTürkçe
Darius
da-ree-us
UKУкраїнська
Дарій
da-ree-y
URاردو
دarius
da-ree-us
VITiếng Việt
Darius
da-ree-us
YOYO
Darius
da-ree-us
ZH中文
达瑞斯
dá ruì sī
ZUZU
Darius
da-ree-us

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