Darius (Persian: Dariush) is a boy's name. Etymologically it is an Iranian word with Greek transliteration and its meaning is "he possesses; rich, kingly".
Historical
Darius I of Persia, or Darius the Great, assumed the kingship of Babylon after its conquest by Cyrus in the fifth century BC. He was a renowned and three kings of the ancient Achaemenid Empire of Persia were subsequently named Darius:
as well as several other kings:
Modern
Darius can also refer to:
- Adam Darius, an American mime artist, choreographer and writer
- Donovin Darius, an NFL player
- Steponas Darius, a Lithuanian pilot
- Darius Boyd, an Australian rugby league footballer
- Darius N. Couch, an American soldier
- Darius Campbell, a Scottish singer-songwriter, previously known as Darius Danesh
- Darius' Umbilical Chords, a guitar player's/teacher's educational resource
- Darius Dimavičius, a Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Grala, a Polish sports car racing driver
- Darius Kasparaitis, an ice hockey player
- Darius Khondji, a French-Iranian cinematographer
- Darius Maciulevičius, a Lithuanian football midfielder
- Darius McCrary, American actor
- Darius Mehrjui, an Iranian film director
- Dariusz Michalczewski, a Polish boxer
- Darius Miles, an NBA player
- Darius Milhaud, a French composer
- Darius Mockus, a Lithuanian entrepreneur
- Darius Reynaud, an American football player
- Darius Rucker (Hootie), an American musician
- Darius Songaila, a professional basketball player
- Darrius Littlepage, an American author
Fictional characters
Media
Dario
Dario is the counterpart of Darius in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian and other Slavic languages:
- Rubén Darío, a Nicaraguan poet
- Ciudad Darío, a Nicaraguan municipality named after Rubén Darío
- Dario Argento, an Italian film director
- Dario Badinelli, an Italian triple jumper
- Dario Bellezza, an Italian poet
- Dario Dainelli, an Italian footballer currently captain of Fiorentina
- Dario Fo, an Italian Nobel prize winner
- Dario Franchitti, a Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion
- Dario García, an Argentine judoka
- Dario Hübner, an Italian footballer
- Dario Lari, an Italian rower
- Darío Lecman, an Argentine weightlifter
- Dario Marianelli, an Italian film composer
- Darío Moreno, a Turkish-born Sephardic Jew singer and composer
- Darío Silva, a former Uruguayan footballer
- Dario Šimić, a Croatian footballer
- Darijo Srna, a Croatian footballer
- Dario Resta, an Italian |Indianapolis 500 winner
- Dario, a villain in the James Bond film Licence to Kill'
See also