Darius

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US/ˈdæɹi.əs/US/ˈdɑɹi.əs/US/dəˈɹaɪ.əs/

proper noun

Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.

OriginLatin Dārīus ← Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος ← Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.

    And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Daniel 5:31
  2. A male given name from Old Persian.
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁
  2. Ancient GreekΔᾱρεῖος
  3. LatinDārīus
  4. EnglishDarius

Borrowed from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš); see there for more.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Δαρεῖος
  • Δαρεῖος (Dareîos)any of several Persian kings
Arabic دَارَا, دَارِيُوس
  • دَارَا (dārā)any of several Persian kings
  • دَارِيُوس (dāriyūs)any of several Persian kings
  • دَارِيُوش (dāriyūš)male given name
Bulgarian Дарий
  • Дарий (Darij)any of several Persian kings
Catalan Darios
  • Dariosany of several Persian kings
Chinese Mandarin 大流士, 德流士
  • 大流士 (Dàliúshì)any of several Persian kings
  • 德流士 (Déliúshì)any of several Persian kings
Danish Dareios
  • Dareiosany of several Persian kings
Dutch Darius
  • Dariusany of several Persian kings
Estonian Dareios
  • Dareiosany of several Persian kings
Finnish Dareios
  • Dareiosany of several Persian kings
French Darius
  • Dariusany of several Persian kings
German Dareios, Darius
  • Dareiosany of several Persian kings
  • Dariusany of several Persian kings
Greek Δαρείος
  • Δαρείος (Dareíos)any of several Persian kings
Hebrew דריווש \ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ
  • דריווש \ דָּרְיָוֶשׁ (dar'yávesh)any of several Persian kings
Hindi दारा, दारयबहु
  • दारा (dārā)any of several Persian kings
  • दारयबहु (dāryabhu)any of several Persian kings
Hungarian Dareiosz, Dárajavaus
  • Dareioszany of several Persian kings
  • Dárajavausany of several Persian kings
Irish Dáirias
  • Dáiriasany of several Persian kings
Italian Dario
  • Darioany of several Persian kings
Japanese ダレイオス, ダーレイオス
  • ダレイオス (Dareiosu)any of several Persian kings
  • ダーレイオス (dāreiosu)any of several Persian kings
Latin Darius
  • Dariusany of several Persian kings
Norwegian Dareios
  • Dareiosany of several Persian kings
Persian داریوش, دارا
  • داریوش (dâryuš)any of several Persian kings
  • دارا (dârâ)any of several Persian kings
  • داریوش (dâryuš)male given name
Polish Dariusz
  • Dariuszany of several Persian kings
Portuguese Dario
  • Darioany of several Persian kings
Romanian Darius
  • Dariusany of several Persian kings
Russian Да́рий, Да́рий
  • Да́рий (Dárij)any of several Persian kings
  • Да́рий (Dárij)male given name
  • Да́риуш (Dáriuš)male given name
Spanish Darío
  • Daríoany of several Persian kings
Swedish Darieios, Darius
  • Darieiosany of several Persian kings
  • Dariusany of several Persian kings
Turkish Darius
  • Dariusany of several Persian kings
Ukrainian Да́рій
  • Да́рій (Dárij)any of several Persian kings
Urdu دارا
  • دارا (dārā)any of several Persian kings

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Darius

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Anagrams

radius
Cite this entry
APA

Darius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darius

MLA

“Darius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darius. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Darius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Darius.

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