Darius is an English-rendered masculine given name of Persian origin, derived from the original name Dariush (Persian: داریوش).
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The name's origins trace back to Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 [Dārayavauš], which is composed of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹 (Dāraya-, lit. 'to hold') and 𐎺𐎢 (va(h)u-, lit. 'good'), meaning "holding firm the good"[1] from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (lit. 'to hold') and analogous to:
Shorter forms include:
- Old Persian: 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš)
- Latin: Dārīus, Dārēus
- Armenian: Դարեհ (Dareh)
- Ancient Greek: Δαρεῖος (Dareîos)
- Imperial Aramaic: 𐡃𐡓𐡅𐡔 (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: 𐊑𐊗𐊀𐊕𐊆𐊊𐊁𐊒𐊖 (Ñtarijeus-)
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- Darius Baker (1845–1926), Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
- Darius L. Bancroft (1819–??), American politician
- Darius Bazley (born 2000), American basketball player
- Darius Bea (1913–2001), American baseball player
- Darius Blandford (1843–1917), Canadian blacksmith
- Darius Botha (1955–2018), South African rugby union footballer
- Darius Boyd (born 1987), Australian rugby league footballer
- Darius Bradwell (born 1997), American football player
- Darius Florin Brăguși (born 1993), Romanian tennis player
- Darius Brooks (born 1963), American musician
- Darius Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Darius Brubeck (born 1947), American musician
- Darius Buia (born 1994), Romanian footballer
- Darius Butkus (born 1972), Lithuanian footballer
- Darius Butler (born 1986), American football player
- Darius Buzgure (born 1997), Romanian Poet & Artist
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- Darius Campbell (1980–2022), Scottish singer-songwriter
- Darius Charles (born 1987), English footballer
- Darius Ciraco (born 1996), Canadian football player
- Darius Clark (1798–1871), American physician and politician
- Darius Clemons (born 1960), American basketball player
- Darius Cobb (1834–1919), American painter
- Darius N. Couch (1822–1897), American soldier
- Darius Cox (born 1983), Bermudian footballer
- Darius Crosby (1768–1818), American politician
- Darius Crouter (1827–1910), Canadian minister
- Dárius Csillag (born 1995), Hungarian footballer
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- Darius Campbell Danesh (1980-2022), Scottish pop star
- Darius Paul Dassault (1882–1969), French general
- Darius Days (born 1999), American basketball player
- Darius Defoe (born 1984), British basketball player
- Darius Degutis, Lithuanian diplomat
- Darius de Haas (born 1968), American actor
- Darius Dhlomo (1931–2015), South African footballer
- Darius Dimavičius (born 1968), Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Draudvila (born 1983), Lithuanian decathlon athlete
- Darius D'Silva (born 1998), Emirati cricketer
- Darius D'Souza (born 1989), Indian-Canadian cricketer
- Darius Durham (born 1961), American football player
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- Darius Hadley (born 1973), American football player
- Darius Haili, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
- Darius Hamilton (born 1993), American football player
- Darius Hanks (born 1989), American football player
- Darius D. Hare (1843–1897), American soldier
- Darius Harper (born 1997), American football player
- Darius Harris (born 1996), American football player
- Darius Helton (1954–2006), American football player
- Darius Henderson (born 1981), English footballer
- Darrius Heyward-Bey (born 1987), American football player
- Darius Hill (born 1985), American football player
- Darius Hillary (born 1993), American football player
- Darius Hodge (born 1998), American football player
- Darius Holbert (born 1974), American musician
- Darius Holland (born 1973), American football player
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- Darius Kaiser (born 1961), Polish-German cyclist
- Darius Kaleb, American actor
- Darius Kampa (born 1977), German footballer
- Darius Kasparaitis (born 1972), Lithuanian–American ice hockey player
- Darius Kazemi (born 1983), American computer programmer
- Darius Khondji (born 1955), French-Iranian cinematographer
- Darius Kilgo (born 1991), American football player
- Darius Kinsey (1869–1945), American photographer
- Darius Knight (born 1990), English table tennis player
- Darius Koski (born 1971), American guitarist
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- Darius Maciulevičius (born 1973), Lithuanian football midfielder
- Darius Madison (born 1994), American soccer player
- Darius Magdišauskas (born 1969), Lithuanian footballer
- Darius Makaria (born 1993), Romanian handballer
- Darius Marder, American film director
- Darius Marshall (born 1989), American football player
- Darius Martin (born 1999), American professional wrestler
- Darius Maskoliūnas (born 1971), Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Mažintas (born 1982), Lithuanian politician
- Darius Msagha Mbela, Kenyan politician
- Darius McCollum (born 1965), American bus driver
- Darius McCrary (born 1976), American actor
- Darius McGhee (born 1999), American basketball player
- Darius Mead (1787–1864), American politician
- Darius Mead (Michigan politician) (1798–1859), American politician
- Darius Miceika (born 1983), Lithuanian footballer
- Darius Miles (born 1981), American basketball player
- Darius Milhaud (1892–1974), French composer
- Darius Miller (born 1990), American basketball player
- Darius Miller (railroad president) (1859–1914), American railway executive
- Darius Ogden Mills (1825–1910), American banker and philanthropist
- Darius Juozas Mockus (born 1965), Lithuanian entrepreneur
- Darius Clark Monroe (born 1980), American writer
- Darius A. Monsef IV (born 1981), American entrepreneur
- Darius Moon (1851–1939), American architect
- Darius A. Moore (1833–1905), American merchant and politician
- Darius Morris (1991–2024), American basketball player
- Darius Muasau (born 2001), American football player
- Darius Mutamba (born 1991), Zimbabwean visual artist
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- Darius Rafat (born 1977), Canadian producer
- Darius Regelskis (born 1976), Lithuanian footballer
- Darius Rejali (born 1959), Iranian-American political scientist
- Darius Reynaud (born 1984), American football player
- Darius Reynolds (born 1989), American football player
- Darius Rice (born 1982), American basketball player
- Darius Rochebin (born 1966), Iranian-Swiss journalist
- Darius Rose (born 1985), Canadian actor and Drag Artist known as Jackie Cox
- Darius Roy (born 1998), American basketball player
- Darius Rucker (born 1966), American musician
- Darius Rush (born 2000), American football player
- Dárius Rusnák (born 1959), Slovak ice hockey player
- Darius Ruželė (born 1968), Lithuanian chess player
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- Darius Saint-Robinson (born 1991), American football player
- Darius Sanajevas (born 1977), Lithuanian footballer
- Darius Sanders (born 1983), American football player
- Darius Scholtysik (born 1966), German footballer
- Darius Scott (born 1993), American singer-songwriter
- Darius Semaña (born 1973), Filipino guitarist
- Darius Sessions (1717–1809), British politician
- Darius Shu (born 1994), British cinematographer
- Darius Šilinskis (born 1984), Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Sinathrya (born 1985), Swiss-Indonesian actor
- Darius Sirtautas (born 1970), Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Škarnulis (born 1977), Lithuanian race walker
- Darius Slay (born 1991), American football player
- Darius Slayton (born 1997), American football player
- Darius S. Smith (1833–1913), American politician
- Darius Songaila (born 1978), Lithuanian basketball player
- Darius Stills (born 1998), American football player
- Darius Strolė (born 1974), Lithuanian cyclist
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- Darius Talandis (born 1969), United States Marine, Veterans Service Officer in NY State
- Darius Taylor (born 1978), American basketball coach
- Darius Theus (born 1990), American basketball player
- Darius Thompson (born 1995), American basketball player
- Darius (Highlander), an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
- Darius, a character from Fullmetal Alchemist
- Darrius, a character from Mortal Kombat
- Darius, a character from Need for Speed: Carbon
- Darius, the Hand of Noxus, a playable champion character in the multiplayer online battle arena video game League of Legends
- Darius, a character from The Hunger Games
- Darius, the wolf character from the Patrick Carman books The Land of Elyon
- Darius Britt, the female main character from Safety Not Guaranteed
- Darius, main character from Party Hard (video game)
- Darius, character from the Assassin's Creed franchise
- Darius, character from the TV show Atlanta (TV series)
- Darius Bowman, the main protagonist from the TV series Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous
- Darius Kincade, a character from The Hitman's Bodyguard
- Darius Silva Ganius, prime minister from the Mushoku Tensei
- Darius, character from The Owl House (TV series)
