Daria: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Daria – Meaning: feminine form of Darius: 'possessing goodness' (Old Persian 'possess/hold' + 'good') – Origin: Persian (Old Persian) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: DAR-ee-ah


Daria is a Persian (Old Persian) girl's name meaning “feminine form of Darius: 'possessing goodness' (Old Persian 'possess/hold' + 'good')”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Daria

Meaning: Feminine form of Darius: 'possessing goodness' (Old Persian 'possess/hold' + 'good').

Origin: Persian (Old Persian).

A common claim: Daria is sometimes said to mean 'sea' or 'wealthy' in Persian Actually: This confuses Daria with the unrelated Persian/Farsi word 'darya' ('sea'); the name Daria is actually the feminine form of Darius, roughly meaning 'possessing goodness'.

Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.

How to Pronounce Daria

Phonetic: DAR-ee-ah   IPA: /ˈdɑːriə/

Popularity of Daria

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1915–2024.

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