Darius is a male given name, etymologically it is the English transliteration of the Persian name, Dariush, its meaning is "he possesses" or "rich and kingly".
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Etymology [link]
The Latin Dārīus, Dārēus, Greek Δαρεῖος Dareîos, Aramaic drwš, drywš, Elamite Da-ri-ya-(h)u-(ú-)iš, Akkadian Da-(a-)ri-muš, Egyptian tr(w)š, trjwš, intr(w)š, intrjwš, Lycian Ñtarijeus-, and Old Persian Dārayauš, are short forms of Old Pers. 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 Dārayavauš, (Greek Dareiaîos, Aramaic dryhwš, Elamite Da-ri-(y)a-ma-u-iš, Akkadian Da-(a-)ri-ia-(a-)muš). The longer Old Persian Dārayavauš is composed of Dāraya- [hold] + va(h)u- [good], meaning "holding firm the good".[1]
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- Darius Boyd, an Australian rugby league footballer
- Darius N. Couch, an American soldier
- Darius Campbell, a Scottish singer-songwriter, previously known as Darius Danesh (released albums using first name only)
- Darius Dimavičius, a Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Grala, a Polish sports car racing driver
- Darius Kasparaitis, an ice hockey player
- Darius Khondji, a French-Iranian cinematographer
- Darius Maciulevičius, a Lithuanian football midfielder
- Darius McCrary, American actor
- Dariusz Michalczewski, a Polish boxer
- Darius Miles, an NBA player
- Darius Milhaud, a French composer
- Darius Mockus, a Lithuanian entrepreneur
- Darius Reynaud, an American football player
- Darius Rucker, an American musician
- Darius Songaila, a professional basketball player
Historical people [link]
Persian kings:
- Darius I (the Great) (550 to 487 BC)
- Darius II (423 to 404 BC)
- Darius III (Codomannus) (380 to 330 BC)
Other kings and politicians:
- Darius of Media Atropatene, an Arsacid satrap
- Darius of Pontus, of Pontus
- Darius the Mede
- Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 CE
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- Adam Darius, an American mime artist, choreographer and writer
- Donovin Darius, an NFL player
- Steponas Darius, a Lithuanian pilot
Fictional characters [link]
- Darius (Highlander), an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
- Darius, a character from the House of Night (books) series.
- Darius, a character from Fullmetal Alchemist
- Darrius, a character from Mortal Kombat
- Darius, a character from Need for Speed: Carbon
- Darius, a character from League of Legends
Media [link]
- Darius (series), a series of side-scrolling shoot 'em up video games, released by Taito
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See also [link]
- Dario, counterpart of Darius in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian
References [link]
- ^ Schmitt, Rudiger (15 December 1994). "DARIUS i. The Name". Encyclopædia Iranica. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/darius-i. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
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Darius (praetorian prefect)
Darius (floruit 425-437) was a politician of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Life
Darius was a Praetorian prefect of the East. He is attested in office between August 28, 436, when the law preserved in Codex Theodosianus XI 1.37a was addressed to him, to March 16, 437, the day in which another law, preserved in Codex Theodosianus VI 23.4a, was addressed to him.
He might have been in office until October 437; in that case, he was in Constantinople and received a copy of the not-yet published Codex Theodosianus.
Darius is to be identified with the Praetorian prefect "Damarius", whose wife Aeliana had a vision in 425, in Constantinople.
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Darius (horse)
Darius (foaled 1951) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1954. In a racing career which lasted from the spring of 1953 until November 1955 he ran twenty-one times, won nine races and was placed on ten occasions. He was one of the best British two-year-olds of his generation, winning four races including the July Stakes and the Champagne Stakes. In the following year he won the 2000 Guineas and the St. James's Palace Stakes, finished second in the Eclipse Stakes and third in both the Epsom Derby and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. He won three more races as a four-year-old including the Eclipse Stakes. After a disappointing run in the Washington, D.C. International Stakes he was retired to stud where he had considerable success as a sire of winners.
Background
Darius was a "good-looking" bay horse with one white foot, standing 16 hands high, bred by his owner Sir Percy Loraine. He was sired by the 1945 Derby winner Dante, from the same crop of foals which also produced the Epsom Oaks winner Carrozza. Darius was the best of nine winners produced by the broodmare Yasna. The colt was sent into training with the former champion jockey Harry Wragg at his Abington Place stable at Newmarket, Suffolk.
