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Help[Opinions] WDYTO Darius?
Darius just popped into my mind for some reason. Thoughts? How do you pronounce it? I say “dare-ee-us”.
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I've only ever heard it once IRL, on a Springbok rugby player from the 1980s who died this year aged 62. This means that in his playing days, all sporting activities here in South Africa were strictly segregated according to "race" and colour! This Darius was also a church minister in the largest of the three Afrikaans Calvinist churches. Not many links to African-Americans there, but presumably the biblical story of Daniel raises people's awareness of the name.
Pronunciation here is obviously based on Afrikaans: DAHreeiss is close. I can't imagine people here saying DAREeeiss.
I quite like the name, though not enough to use. Much better than Darius Botha's younger brother's name! He was also a rugby Springbok, one of the most talented players of all time though not good for the game because of his skill at kicking the game to death. He was and is always known as Naas (NAHS), though his given name is Ignatius, which sounds like iCH-NAH-see-iss), with the CH being more guttural than the 'ch as in Scottish loch' definition.
Pronunciation here is obviously based on Afrikaans: DAHreeiss is close. I can't imagine people here saying DAREeeiss.
I quite like the name, though not enough to use. Much better than Darius Botha's younger brother's name! He was also a rugby Springbok, one of the most talented players of all time though not good for the game because of his skill at kicking the game to death. He was and is always known as Naas (NAHS), though his given name is Ignatius, which sounds like iCH-NAH-see-iss), with the CH being more guttural than the 'ch as in Scottish loch' definition.
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I love it :)
It'd be on my short list if it weren't for my sister in law's dog, Dario. It would sorta feel like we've named a child after that dog and that doesn't sit right with me.
It'd be on my short list if it weren't for my sister in law's dog, Dario. It would sorta feel like we've named a child after that dog and that doesn't sit right with me.
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I like it, despite the association with the ancient Persian king. It has an interesting history. In English, I’d pronounce it DARE-ee-us.
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I pronounce it the same as you and I love it! I think it sounds strong and handome. I’ve loved it for a long time.
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I love the name Darius! It's common in Lithuania. I have a few ancestors with the name or variations of it. I pronounce it the Lithuanian way: https://forvo.com/word/darius_kasparaitis/.
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I used to know a man named Darius.He died a while back, very old indeed. (I say the name as you do.)
He had a sister named Daria, sounds like twins, but no, just a sibling.
I like the name, though probably wouldn't use it.
and, re the discussion about it being used in the black community, the man I refer to was Caucasian, standard French-Canadian fellow.
He had a sister named Daria, sounds like twins, but no, just a sibling.
I like the name, though probably wouldn't use it.
and, re the discussion about it being used in the black community, the man I refer to was Caucasian, standard French-Canadian fellow.
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I really like it, it's been in my top 10. It has a strong, bold, masculine vibe to it and I think it's handsome, would love to see it used more often! I pronounce it dahr-ee-us though.
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It's a good name. 3 syllable Latin cool like Julius. It does make me think of the Biblical king and Vggie Tales songs, though how much of that is having little kids who are into the story of Daniel pulling that to the surface I'm not sure. I don't actually like it. In spite of the cool it seems almost stuffy to me.
I say it the same as you.
I say it the same as you.
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I went to high school with one. The vibe I get from it is like a cross between Marius and Derek:
part romantic protagonist, part god of war, part boy-next-door, classical but slightly dated in modern (American) use.
I'd say “dare-ee-us” unless corrected. The Dare part probably influences my impression of it, too.
DAR-ee-əs would sound less dated, more historic, and more European to me.
part romantic protagonist, part god of war, part boy-next-door, classical but slightly dated in modern (American) use.
I'd say “dare-ee-us” unless corrected. The Dare part probably influences my impression of it, too.
DAR-ee-əs would sound less dated, more historic, and more European to me.
This message was edited 7/18/2018, 4:34 PM
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I think it's a cool, great name! I like how it means "to possess good". It's a very nice name, and it sounds pleasant too. I really like it a lot, and I pronounced it "dare-ee-us" as well. It's great. One thing I don't understand though, is it seems to have become stereotyped into a black name. It's so weird, I have no idea how that happened.
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This is what Rachel Shaina is saying.
I have noticed, and others have left the board because of this, that any name that is stereotypically seen as black is either not like or someone has to point out that it is seen as a black name.
I posted up the sibling set of Carmichael and Havana, and one of the first replies is it was horrible. Really? The names aren't that great but I wouldn't go as far as to call them terrible or horrible.
People need to look and see how the names are viewed on this board and how people are replying.
I have noticed, and others have left the board because of this, that any name that is stereotypically seen as black is either not like or someone has to point out that it is seen as a black name.
I posted up the sibling set of Carmichael and Havana, and one of the first replies is it was horrible. Really? The names aren't that great but I wouldn't go as far as to call them terrible or horrible.
People need to look and see how the names are viewed on this board and how people are replying.
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Agreed completely.
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Why are you saying it in place of Rachel?
Neither Carmichael nor Havana seem like names distinctly from African American or black communities (the only Carmichael I know is white Scott’s-Irish). I don’t really care for either name though. They don’t strike me as terrible, but I can see how some people could have strong views. Carmichael sounds like a last name, and Havana is a little yuppyish. I wouldn’t assume that someone is racist simply because they don’t like these names; it seems a like a big leap to assume so much about people’s unspoken reasons in what could simply be a matter of preferences.
If a name is strongly associated with a particular community or people group it isn’t all that surprising that people may feel compelled to mention it. Cultural appropriation is a fairly sensitive issue, and a lot of people like to raise awareness.
Neither Carmichael nor Havana seem like names distinctly from African American or black communities (the only Carmichael I know is white Scott’s-Irish). I don’t really care for either name though. They don’t strike me as terrible, but I can see how some people could have strong views. Carmichael sounds like a last name, and Havana is a little yuppyish. I wouldn’t assume that someone is racist simply because they don’t like these names; it seems a like a big leap to assume so much about people’s unspoken reasons in what could simply be a matter of preferences.
If a name is strongly associated with a particular community or people group it isn’t all that surprising that people may feel compelled to mention it. Cultural appropriation is a fairly sensitive issue, and a lot of people like to raise awareness.
This message was edited 7/18/2018, 5:01 PM
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Agreed
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Well actually that's not was I was talking about. I don't think Darius "belongs" to black people at all. It's just I don't understand the reason why it's seen as a black name. It seems like it should be black and white.
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I was just curious why it's so associated with black people. I was wondering if someone knew why that's so. If you assume that I didn't like the name because of that, you're really jumping to untrue conclusions.
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I'm pointing out the need to continually separate out black and white names.
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I think there’s a big difference between mentioning that a name is used more often by African-Americans and writing off African-American names as trashy and horrible.
Like, to call people out for doing the latter you have to at least acknowledge the former, right?
Like, to call people out for doing the latter you have to at least acknowledge the former, right?
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^Yup.
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I don't like the fact that their separate. I'd like to see Darius on white and black children. It's just I don't know why me and a lot of other people picture a black boy or man first when we hear the name if we don't see the person. It's really strange.
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Well I do because the only one I've known was.
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I say Dare-ee-us too but I hesitate because I think some people say Dahr-. I'd say Dario as dahr-, rhyme Mario.
I knew a Darius who said it like you and I do.
I like it alright. It has a sort of edgy and bold feeling, probably because of the dare sound. For some reason, that makes me not favorite it... although I like it on other people.
I knew a Darius who said it like you and I do.
I like it alright. It has a sort of edgy and bold feeling, probably because of the dare sound. For some reason, that makes me not favorite it... although I like it on other people.
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