Darius (given name)
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 === Kings of the Achaemenid Empire: Darius I (the Great) (521–486 BCE) Darius II (Ochus) (423–404 BCE) Darius III (Codomannus) (336–330 BCE) Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia, may have ruled briefly in 465 BC Darius (son of Artaxerxes II), crown prince and junior king of his father, father of Arbupales Darius of Pontus, Persian monarch Darius I of Media Atropatene (85-65 BCE), Persian prince Darius the Mede, Biblical king of Babylon Darius the Magnificent (1615-1659), Mughal prince Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 CE Darius Painter, Italian vase painter Darius II of Persis Darius, one of the sons of King Mithridates VI Eupator === Modern world === Darius Acuff Jr.