Darius (given name)

Not to be confused with Darius (surname).

Darius

Darius I of the Persian Empire
Pronunciation	/dəˈraɪəs, ˈdɛəriəs/ U.K. also: /ˈdɑːr-/
Gender	Male
Other gender
Feminine	Daria
Origin
Word/name	Persian
Derivation	Dariush (داریوش)
Meaning	Holding firm the good
Region of origin	Persia
Other names
Variant form(s)	Darius (surname)
Related names	Dara, Dario, Daris

Darius is an English-rendered masculine given name of Persian origin, derived from the original name Dariush (Persian: داریوش).

Origin and meaning

The name's origins trace back to Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 [Dārayavauš], which is composed of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 (Dāraya-, lit. 'to hold') and 𐎺𐎢 (va(h)u-, lit. 'good'), meaning "holding firm the good" from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (lit. 'to hold') and analogous to:

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

Shorter forms include:

• Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš)
• Latin: Dārīus, Dārēus
• Armenian: Դարեհ (Dareh)
• Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος (Dareîos)
• Imperial 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-)

Notable people with the given name

Historical figures

• Darius I (the Great) (521–486 BCE), Persian king
• Darius II (423–404 BCE), Persian king
• Darius III (Codomannus) (336–330 BCE), Persian king
• Darius I of Media Atropatene, Persian prince
• Darius Painter, Italian vase painter
• Darius of Pontus, Persian monarch
• Darius the Magnificent, Mughal prince
• Darius the Mede, King of Babylon
• Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 CE

A

• Darius Aučyna (born 1989), Lithuanian long jumper
• Darius Adamczyk (born 1966), American businessman
• Darius Adams (born 1989), Bulgarian-American basketball player
• Darius Allen (born 1992), American football player
• Darius Anderson (born 1997), American football player

B

• Darius Baker (1845–1926), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
• Darius L. Bancroft (1819–??), American politician
• Darius Bazley (born 2000), American basketball player
• Darius Bea (1913–2001), American baseball player
• Darius Blandford (1843–1917), Canadian blacksmith
• Darius Botha (1955–2018), South African rugby union footballer
• Darius Boyd (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
• Darius Bradwell (born 1997), American football player
• Darius Florin Brăguși (born 1993), Romanian tennis player
• Darius Brooks (born 1963), American musician
• Darius Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
• Darius Brubeck (born 1947), American musician
• Darius Buia (born 1994), Romanian footballer
• Darius Butkus (born 1972), Lithuanian footballer
• Darius Butler (born 1986), American football player
• Darius Buzgure (born 1997), Romanian Poet & Artist

C

• Darius Campbell (1980–2022), Scottish singer-songwriter
• Darius Charles (born 1987), English footballer
• Darius Ciraco (born 1996), Canadian football player
• Darius Clark (1798–1871), American physician and politician
• Darius Clemons (born 1960), American basketball player
• Darius Cobb (1834–1919), American painter
• Darius N. Couch (1822–1897), American soldier
• Darius Cox (born 1983), Bermudian footballer
• Darius Crosby (1768–1818), American politician
• Darius Crouter (1827–1910), Canadian minister
• Dárius Csillag (born 1995), Hungarian footballer

D

• Darius Campbell Danesh (1980-2022), Scottish pop star
• Darius Paul Dassault (1882–1969), French general
• Darius Days (born 1999), American basketball player
• Darius Defoe (born 1984), British basketball player
• Darius Degutis, Lithuanian diplomat
• Darius de Haas (born 1968), American actor
• Darius Dhlomo (1931–2015), South African footballer
• Darius Dimavičius (born 1968), Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Draudvila (born 1983), Lithuanian decathlon athlete
• Darius D'Silva (born 1998), Emirati cricketer
• Darius D'Souza (born 1989), Indian-Canadian cricketer
• Darius Durham (born 1961), American football player

E

• Darius Elias, Canadian politician
• Darius Eubanks (born 1991), American football player

F

• Darius Fisher, British film producer
• Darius Fleming (born 1989), American football player

G

• Darius Garland (born 2000), American basketball player
• Darius Goff (1809–1891), American textile manufacturer
• Darius Grala (born 1964), Polish sports car racing driver
• Darius Gray (born 1945), American religious speaker
• Darius Grigalionis (born 1977), Lithuanian swimmer
• Darius Grosu (born 2002), Romanian footballer
• Derrius Guice (born 1997), American football player
• Darius Guppy (born 1964), Anglo–Iranian businessman
• Darius Gvildys (born 1970), Lithuanian footballer

H

• Darius Hadley (born 1973), American football player
• Darius Haili, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
• Darius Hamilton (born 1993), American football player
• Darius Hanks (born 1989), American football player
• Darius D. Hare (1843–1897), American soldier
• Darius Harper (born 1997), American football player
• Darius Harris (born 1996), American football player
• Darius Helton (1954–2006), American football player
• Darius Henderson (born 1981), English footballer
• Darrius Heyward-Bey (born 1987), American football player
• Darius Hill (born 1985), American football player
• Darius Hillary (born 1993), American football player
• Darius Hodge (born 1998), American football player
• Darius Holbert (born 1974), American musician
• Darius Holland (born 1973), American football player

I

• Darius Ishaku (born 1954), Nigerian architect

J

• Darius Jackson (born 1993), American football player
• Darius James (born 1954), American author and performance artist
• Darius Jennings (born 1992), American football player
• Darius S. Jhabvala (1936–1974), Indian-American journalist
• Darius Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Darius Johnson-Odom (born 1989), American basketball player
• Darius Jokarzadeh (born 1993), Welsh weightlifter
• Darius Jones (disambiguation), multiple people

K

• Darius Kaiser (born 1961), Polish-German cyclist
• Darius Kaleb, American actor
• Darius Kampa (born 1977), German footballer
• Darius Kasparaitis (born 1972), Lithuanian–American ice hockey player
• Darius Kazemi (born 1983), American computer programmer
• Darius Khondji (born 1955), French-Iranian cinematographer
• Darius Kilgo (born 1991), American football player
• Darius Kinsey (1869–1945), American photographer
• Darius Knight (born 1990), English table tennis player
• Darius Koski (born 1971), American guitarist

L

• Darius Labanauskas (born 1971), Lithuanian darts player
• Darius Latham (born 1994), American football player
• Darius Shaquille Leonard (born 1995), American football player
• Darius Lewis (born 1999), American-Trinidadian footballer
• Darius Lukminas (born 1968), Lithuanian basketball player

M

• Darius Maciulevičius (born 1973), Lithuanian football midfielder
• Darius Madison (born 1994), American soccer player
• Darius Magdišauskas (born 1969), Lithuanian footballer
• Darius Makaria (born 1993), Romanian handballer
• Darius Marder, American film director
• Darius Marshall (born 1989), American football player
• Darius Martin (born 1999), American professional wrestler
• Darius Maskoliūnas (born 1971), Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Mažintas (born 1982), Lithuanian politician
• Darius Msagha Mbela, Kenyan politician
• Darius McCollum (born 1965), American bus driver
• Darius McCrary (born 1976), American actor
• Darius McGhee (born 1999), American basketball player
• Darius Mead (1787–1864), American politician
• Darius Mead (Michigan politician) (1798–1859), American politician
• Darius Miceika (born 1983), Lithuanian footballer
• Darius Miles (born 1981), American basketball player
• Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), French composer
• Darius Miller (born 1990), American basketball player
• Darius Miller (railroad president) (1859–1914), American railway executive
• Darius Ogden Mills (1825–1910), American banker and philanthropist
• Darius Juozas Mockus (born 1965), Lithuanian entrepreneur
• Darius Clark Monroe (born 1980), American writer
• Darius A. Monsef IV (born 1981), American entrepreneur
• Darius Moon (1851–1939), American architect
• Darius A. Moore (1833–1905), American merchant and politician
• Darius Morris (born 1991), American basketball player
• Darius Muasau (born 2001), American football player
• Darius Mutamba (born 1991), Zimbabwean visual artist

N

• Darius Nggawa (1929–2008), Indonesian bishop

O

• Darius A. Ogden (1813–1889), American lawyer and politician
• Darius Olaru (born 1998), Romanian footballer
• Darius Osei (born 1996), English footballer

P

• Darius Paul (born 1994), American basketball player
• Darius J. Pearce (born 1972), Jersey politician
• Darius Perkins (1964–2019), Australian actor
• Darius Perry (born 1999), American basketball player
• Darius Phillips (born 1996), American football player
• Darius Philon (born 1994), American football player
• Darius Powe (born 1994), American football player
• Darius Prince (born 1990), American football player

Q

• Darius Quimby (died 1791), American police officer

R

• Darius Rafat (born 1977), Canadian producer
• Darius Regelskis (born 1976), Lithuanian footballer
• Darius Rejali (born 1959), Iranian-American political scientist
• Darius Reynaud (born 1984), American football player
• Darius Reynolds (born 1989), American football player
• Darius Rice (born 1982), American basketball player
• Darius Rochebin (born 1966), Iranian-Swiss journalist
• Darius Rose (born 1985), Canadian actor and Drag Artist known as Jackie Cox
• Darius Roy (born 1998), American basketball player
• Darius Rucker (born 1966), American musician
• Darius Rush (born 2000), American football player
• Dárius Rusnák (born 1959), Slovak ice hockey player
• Darius Ruželė (born 1968), Lithuanian chess player

S

• Darius Saint-Robinson (born 1991), American football player
• Darius Sanajevas (born 1977), Lithuanian footballer
• Darius Sanders (born 1983), American football player
• Darius Scholtysik (born 1966), German footballer
• Darius Scott (born 1993), American singer-songwriter
• Darius Semaña (born 1973), Filipino guitarist
• Darius Sessions (1717–1809), British politician
• Darius Shu (born 1994), British cinematographer
• Darius Šilinskis (born 1984), Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Sinathrya (born 1985), Swiss-Indonesian actor
• Darius Sirtautas (born 1970), Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Škarnulis (born 1977), Lithuanian race walker
• Darius Slay (born 1991), American football player
• Darius Slayton (born 1997), American football player
• Darius S. Smith (1833–1913), American politician
• Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Stills (born 1998), American football player
• Darius Strolė (born 1974), Lithuanian cyclist

T

• Darius Talandis (born 1969), United States Marine, Veterans Service Officer in NY State
• Darius Taylor (born 1978), American basketball coach
• Darius Theus (born 1990), American basketball player
• Darius Thompson (born 1995), American basketball player

V

• Darius Vâlcov (born 1977), Romanian politician
• Darius Van Arman, American businessman
• Darius van Driel (born 1989), Dutch golfer
• Darius Vassell (born 1980), English footballer
• Darius Victor (born 1994), American football player
• Darius Vinnett (born 1984), American football player

W

• Darius Walker (born 1985), American football player
• Darius B. Warner (1832–1917), American army officer
• Darius Washington Jr. (born 1985), Macedonian-American basketball player
• Darius Watts (born 1981), American football player
• Darius White (born 1992), American football player
• Darius Williams (born 1998), American football player

Y

• Darius Young (1938–2021), American sharpshooter
• Darius Yuen (born 1969), Hong Kong banker

Z

• Darius Zagorskis (born 1969), Lithuanian chess Grandmaster
• Darius Žutautas (born 1978), Lithuanian footballer

Notable people with the surname

Further information: Darius (surname)

Fictional characters with the name

• 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)
• Darius Bowman, the main protagonist from the TV series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
• Darius Kincade, a character from The Hitman's Bodyguard
• Darius Silva Ganius, prime minister from the Mushoku Tensei
• Darius, character from The Owl House (TV series)

See also

• Darius (horse) (1951–1968), British Thoroughbred racehorse
• Dara, Darab, the New Persian forms of the word
• Daria
• Dario