Comments for the name Darina (2)

"Darina" is also a Bulgarian female name. Its meaning is connected with the Bulgarian word "dar", which means "gift", and because Jesus Christ is "a Gift of God", in Bulgaria "Darina" and the other names beginning with "dar", have a nameday on 25th December.

Darina Rolins is a famous Slovak singer. She was born 7th December 1972 in Bratislava.

Czech and Slovak pronunciation is "DAH-ree-nah" (short -ee-).

My name is Darina and I love my name! When I was at school I got nickname Tangerine, so no one called me Darina but family only. Now I'm proud of my name! It means "gift" in Russian and "fire" in Persian.

Darina and Daria are variants of the masculine name Darius. Darina/Daria were used first for girls at family of kings of Persia.

Also Serbian. And in relation to the comment above, it has nothing to do with Darius or Persia. Dara, Darija, Darina, Darinka, Darislava, Darica, Darja, Darka, Daromira, Daromirka, Darosava, Daroslava are the names I know of that are made up of (whole or partially) from the noun "dar", meaning "gift". It is related to Ancient Greek "δῶρον" (doron) also meaning gift like in Theodora.

Also used in Russia, Ukraine etc. Getting a bit more popular as an alternative to the extremely popular Darya.