Dariush

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Dariush (Persian: داریوش), also spelled Darioush, Daryoush, or Daryoosh, is a Persian-language masculine given name. It is composed of Dāraya- (lit. 'to hold') and vash- (lit. 'good'), meaning holding firm the good.[1]

Pronunciation[dɒːɾˈjuːʃ]
GenderMale
Word/namePersian
Derivation𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavauš)
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Dariush
Pronunciation[dɒːɾˈjuːʃ]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/namePersian
Derivation𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavauš)
MeaningHolding firm the good
Region of originPersia
Other names
Variant formDarius (given name)
Related namesDarius (surname), Dara, Dario, Daris, Daria
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Within the Achaemenid dynasty, three rulers of the Persian Empire held the name: Darius the Great (or Darius I), Darius II, and Darius III. It went on to enjoy considerable popularity as a given name among Persian noblemen in later periods. Historically, the name has been transliterated into Latin and later into English as "Darius" and is well-known to the Western world in this form.

Etymology

The Modern Persian داریوش Dāriūsh, 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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See also

  • Darius, an English transliteration/spelling
  • Daris, a transliteration/spelling in Germanic and Slavic languages

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