Darius

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Pronounced： [ də-RIE-əs (English), DER-ee-əs (English), DAR-ee-əs (English) ]
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Usage：English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin

Meaning & History：

Roman form of Δαρειος (Dareios), which was the Greek form of the Persian name Dārayavahush, which was composed of the elements dâraya "to possess" and vahu "good". 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.... [more]

Names related to Darius：

EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT GREEK: Dareios

ANCIENT PERSIAN: Darayavahush

BIBLICAL GREEK: Dareios

BIBLICAL HEBREW: Daryawesh

BIBLICAL LATIN: Darius

BIBLICAL: Darius

CROATIAN: Darijo, Dario

ENGLISH: Darius

ITALIAN: Dario

LITHUANIAN: Darijus, Darius

PERSIAN: Dariush, Daryush

POLISH: Dariusz

ROMANIAN: Darius

SPANISH: Darío

DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS

POLISH: Darek

FEMININE FORMS

BELARUSIAN: Darya

CROATIAN: Daria, Darija, Darinka

CZECH: Darina, Darja

ENGLISH: Daria

FINNISH: Tarja

ITALIAN: Daria

LATE GREEK: Dareia, Daria

POLISH: Daria

ROMANIAN: Daria

RUSSIAN: Darya

SERBIAN: Darija

SLOVENE: Darija, Darinka, Darja

UKRAINIAN: Dariya, Daryna, Odarka

OTHER FORMS

FINNISH: Taru