| Pronunciation | [dɒːɾˈjuːʃ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Persian |
| Derivation | 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavauš) |
| Meaning | Holding firmthe good |
| Region of origin | Persia |
| Other names | |
| Variant form | Darius (given name) |
| Related names | Darius (surname),Dara,Dario,Daris,Daria |
Dariush (Persian:داریوش), also spelledDarioush,Daryoush, orDaryoosh, is a Persian-language masculinegiven name. It is composed ofDāraya- (lit. 'to hold') andvash- (lit. 'good'), meaningholding firmthe good.[1]
Within theAchaemenid dynasty, three rulers of thePersian Empire held the name:Darius the Great (or Darius I),Darius II, andDarius III. It went on to enjoy considerable popularity as a given name among Persian noblemen in later periods. Historically, the name has been transliterated intoLatin and later into English as "Darius" and is well-known to theWestern world in this form.
TheModern PersianداریوشDāriūsh,LatinDārīus,Dārēus,GreekΔαρεῖοςDareîos,Aramaicdrwš,drywš,ElamiteDa-ri-ya-(h)u-(ú-)iš,AkkadianDa-(a-)ri-muš,Egyptiantr(w)š,trjwš,intr(w)š,intrjwš,LycianÑtarijeus-, andOld PersianDārayauš, are short forms of Old Pers.𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁Dārayavauš, (GreekDareiaîos, Aramaicdryhwš, ElamiteDa-ri-(y)a-ma-u-iš, AkkadianDa-(a-)ri-ia-(a-)muš). The longer Old PersianDārayavauš is composed ofDāraya- [hold] +va(h)u- [good], meaning "holding firm the good".[1]
