Gender Feminine
Scripts Дарья(Russian) Δαρεία(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈdaː.rja/(Italian) /ˈda.rja/(Polish, Romanian) /ˈdɑɹ.i.ə/(English) /ˈdæɹ.i.ə/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Darius. Saint Daria was a 3rd-century woman who was martyred with her husband Chrysanthus under the Roman emperor Numerian. It has never been a particularly common English given name. As a Russian name, it is more commonly transcribed Darya.

Related Names

VariantsDarija(Croatian) Darya(Russian)
DiminutiveDasha(Russian)
Other Languages & CulturesDarya(Belarusian) Darja(Czech) Darja(Estonian) Tarja(Finnish) Dareia(Greek) Darja(Latvian) Darija(Serbian) Darija, Darja(Slovene) Dariya, Darya, Odarka(Ukrainian)
User SubmissionsDária, Daría, Daria

Popularity

Name Days

Germany: October 25
Italy: October 25
Poland: October 25
Romania: March 19

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Entry updated October 6, 2024