Darius
[ˈdɛəriəs]Meaning
from Old Persian Darayavauš, "possessing goodness"
Background Story
Darius is the Latin form of the Greek Dareios, from the Old Persian name Darayavauš, a shortened form of Darayavauš meaning "possessing goodness", composed of daraya, "to possess, to hold", and vau, "good". Three ancient kings of Persia bore the name, including Darius the Great. It has never been very common in the English-speaking world, though it rose in popularity after the middle of the 20th century, and in the United States it is frequently an African-American name.
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