Daria or Darya (russian: Дарья) is a traditional
Russian female name, also used in some other predominantly Eastern Orthodox countries in Europe.
Origin
Saint
Daria of Rome is a venerated martyr of the
Roman Catholic and
Eastern Orthodox churches, which contributed to widespread adoption of the name. There are two theories as to its origin.
According to one version, Daria is the female variant of the
Persian name
Darius
Darius may refer to:
Persian royalty
;Kings of the Achaemenid Empire
* Darius I (the Great, 550 to 487 BC)
* Darius II (423 to 404 BC)
* Darius III (Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC)
;Crown princes
* Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia, ma ...
(via Latin ''Darius'' and grc, Δαρεῖος ''Dareĩos'' from
Old Persian
Old Persian is one of the two directly attested Old Iranian languages (the other being Avestan language, Avestan) and is the ancestor of Middle Persian (the language of Sasanian Empire). Like other Old Iranian languages, it was known to its native ...
داریوش ''Dārayavauš'', literally "he who holds firm the good", that is, "wealthy", "prosperous" or "maintaining possessions well"). The modern Persian male variant of the name, Daria (Darya), is commonly written as
Dara.
[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Darius , Online Etymology Dictionary.] Daria is a Latinized
Late Greek variant spelling of Darya. In
Modern Persian, ''daryā'' (Old Persian ''drayah-'') coincidentally means "sea".
On the other hand,
Max Vasmer (among other linguists) regards Daria as a Russian form of the Greek name Δωροθέα (''Dōrothéa''; rendered in English as
Dorothy
Dorothy may refer to:
*Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name.
Arts and entertainment
Characters
*Dorothy Gale, protagonist of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum
* Ace (''Doctor Who'') or Dorothy, a character playe ...
). The Greek name means "God's Gift", from δῶρον ("gift") and θεός ("god").
The Russian name
In 18th-century Russia, about 4% of women had the name Daria. By the late 19th century, the name came to be seen as rustic and became associated with peasant women. In the Soviet period, the name went out of fashion and by 1960 almost totally disappeared. Its popularity increased in the late 20th century, so that by 2006 it was the 3rd most popular name for girls born in
Moscow and
Saint Petersburg (after Maria and Anastasia). In some regions of Russia it was even the 2nd most popular name. In
Romania, in 2014, Daria was the 8th most popular name for baby girls.
The common Russian diminutive form of this name is Dasha (Даша). The English form "Dolly" was used as a nickname for Darya in Leo Tolstoy's "
Anna Karenina."
Spelling variants
* Daryā
Persian
* Dareia
Late Greek
* Daria
Latinized Late Greek,
Italian,
Polish,
Romanian,
Spanish &
English
*
Croatian,
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...
,
Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
&
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
*
Slovene
*
Ukrainian &
Bulgarian
*
Belarusian
Belarusian may refer to:
* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
*
Czech,
Latvian &
Slovene
* Daruška
Czech
* Derya
Kurdish
* Derya
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
* Daryna
Ukrainian
* Tarja
Finnish
People
Notable people
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Daria Atamanov
Daria Atamanov ( he, דריה אטמנוב; born December 6, 2005) is an Israeli individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 European All-Around Champion, Silver medallist in Hoop, Clubs, Ribbon, and Team Bronze medallist. During her junior car ...
, Israeli rhythmic gymnast
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Daria Bijak
Daria Eva Bijak (born 12 November 1985 in Racibórz, Poland) is a former artistic gymnast representing Germany. She is a two-time German national champion (2005, 2006) and competed for Germany at the 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006 World Artistic Gymn ...
, German gymnast
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Darya Dadvar
Darya Dadvar''Daryā'' (دريا) ( Old Persian: ''Drayah'', Middle Persian: ''Drayā'', Sanskrit: ''Jrayaḥ'') is the Persian word for ''Sea'', or ''Ocean'' (similar to ''the'' sea), and ''Dādvar'' (دادور), a combination of ''Dād'' (د ...
, Iranian soprano soloist and composer
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Daria de Pretis, Italian judge
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Daria Dmitrieva, Russian rhythmic gymnast
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Dariya Nikitichna Dobroczajeva
Dariya Nikitichna Dobroczajeva (Ukrainian: Дарія Микитівна Доброчаєва; March 30, 1916, Khyshnyky, now Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine – December 1, 1995, Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian botanist and univer ...
, Ukrainian botanist and university teacher
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Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete
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Daria Dolan, American business news anchor, author and radio host
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Darya Dugina, Russian journalist and activist
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Daria Gaiazova
Daria Gaiazova (born 24 December 1983) is a Canadian cross-country skier.
She was born in Russia and moved with her family to Montreal in 1999. Competing since 2001, she finished seventh in the team sprint, 16th in the 4 x 5 km relay, 22nd ...
, Russian-Canadian cross-country skier
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Daria Gavrilova, Russian-Australian tennis player
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Tarja Halonen, Finnish president
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Daria Halprin, psychologist, author, dancer and former actress
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Daria Hazuda
Daria J Hazuda is a biochemist known for discovering the first HIV Integrase strand transfer inhibitor, Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors (InSTIs) and leading the development of the first HIV integrase inhibitor to gain Food and Drug Administra ...
, American biochemist
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Daria Joura
Daria "Dasha" Joura (russian: Дарья Владимировна "Даша" Иoурa; born 2 May 1990) is a retired Australian gymnast. She is a triple Australian senior all-around champion and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the W ...
, Russian-Australian gymnast
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Darya Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
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Daria Klimentová, Czech ballet dancer and teacher
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Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper and model
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Daria Kondakova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
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Daria Kozlova (disambiguation) Daria Kozlova may refer to:
* Daria Kozlova (curler), a curler who participated in the European Mixed Curling Championship
The European Mixed Curling Championship was a mixed curling tournament held annually in the autumn for European nations. The ...
*
Darya Kustova, Belarusian tennis player
*
Daria Lorenci
Daria Lorenci Flatz (; born 13 April 1976) is a Bosnian and Croatian television and film actress. She appeared in more than twenty feature films since 2000. She lives and works in Zagreb.
Personal life
Daria Saltagić was born in Sarajevo to a ...
, Croatian actress
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Daria Marchenko, Ukrainian artist
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Daria Nauer
Daria Nauer (born 21 May 1966) is a retired Swiss long-distance runner, who won a bronze medal in 10,000 metres at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city ...
, retired Swiss long-distance runner
*
Daria Nekrasova, Belarusian-American actress and podcaster
*
Daria Nicolodi
Daria Nicolodi (19 June 1950 – 26 November 2020) was an Italian television and film actress and screenwriter.
Early life and career
Daria Nicolodi was born in Florence on 19 June 1950. Her father was a Florentine lawyer and her mother, Fu ...
, Italian actress and screenwriter
*
Daria Obratov
Daria Obratov (; born 12 December 1989) is a Croatian luger. She competed in the women's singles event at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
She used to play handball in her youth, but after knee injury and 8 operations, she took up luge. Zvonimir Hukt ...
, Croatian luger
*
Daria O'Neill, American radio and television personality
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Daria Onysko
''Daria'' is an American adult animated sitcom created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis Lynn. The series ran from March 3, 1997, to January 21, 2002, on MTV. It focuses on the title character, Daria Morgendorffer, an intelligent, cynical high ...
, Polish sprint athlete
*
Daria Pratt
Myra Abigail Pratt (''née'' Pankhurst and formerly Wright, later Daria, Princess Karageorgevich, March 21, 1859 – June 26, 1938) was an American golfer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. She won the bronze medal in the women's competitio ...
, former American golfer
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Darya Pchelnik
Darya Vladimirovna Pchelnik (also Daria or Dariya, ; be, Дар'я Уладзіміраўна Пчэльнік, translit=Darja Uladzimiraŭna Pčeĺnik; born 20 December 1980 or 20 December 1981), is a hammer thrower from Belarus. Her personal ...
, Belarusian hammer thrower
*
Darya Pishchalnikova, Russian discus thrower
*
Darya Poverennova
Darya Vladimirovna Poverennova (russian: Да́рья Влади́мировна Пове́реннова; born June 15, 1972), is a Russian theatre and film actress, and a granddaughter of the great Soviet actor Sergei Vladimirovich Lukyanov, Ser ...
, theatre and fil actress
*
Darya Saltykova, Russian serial killer
*
Daria Semegen
Daria Semegen (born June 27, 1946) is a contemporary American composer of classical music. While she has composed pieces for traditional instruments – her ''Jeux des quatres'' (1970), for example, is scored for clarinet, trombone, cello, and pi ...
, American composer
*
Daria Serova
Daria Yevgenyevna Serova (russian: link=no, Дария Евгеньевна Серова, born 24 July 1982 in Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast) is a Russian freestyle skiing, freestyle skier who specializes in the Mogul skiing, moguls discipline. She com ...
, Russian freestyle skier
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Daria Shkurikhina
Daria Valeryevna Shkurikhina (russian: Дарья Валерьевна Шкурихина, born 3 October 1990) is a Russian group rhythmic gymnast and Olympic champion.
Career
Shkurikhina was a member of the gold medal-winning Russian group a ...
, Russian gymnast
*
Daria Strokous
Daria Vladimirovna Strokous (russian: Дарья Владимировна Строкоус; born 25 September 1990) is a Russian fashion model, film actress, and photographer.
Early life
Strokous was born in Moscow, Russia (then still part of ...
, Russian model and film actress
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Darya Safonova
Darya Safonova (born 20 March 1981) is a Russian Sprint (running), sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.
Career
In 2005, she was found guilty of pemoline doping (sport), doping. She was List of doping cases in sport, suspended from ...
, Russian sprinter
*
Darya Saltykova (disambiguation) Darya Saltykova may refer to:
* Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova (1730–1801), Russian serial killer
* Darya Petrovna Saltykova
Countess Darya Petrovna Saltykova (née Countess Chernyshyova; ; 20 September 1739 – December 23, 1802), was a Russian l ...
*
Daria Timoshenko, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
*
Daria Trubnikova
Daria Sergeyevna Trubnikova (russian: Дарья Сергеевна Трубникова, born 2003) is a retired Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2018 European Junior Clubs and Team champion. On national level she is a 2018 Russi ...
, Russian rhythmic gymnast
*
Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer
*
Daria Usacheva , Russian figure skater
*
Darja Varfolomeev
Darja Varfolomeev (born 4 November 2006) is a German rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Champion with Clubs and All-around Silver Medalist.
Career Early life
Darja was born in Barnaul, Russia. Her Grandfather is orig ...
, German rhythmic gymnast
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Daria Virolaynen, Russian biathlete
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Daria Werbowy
Daria Werbowy (born 19 November 1983) is a Canadian retired fashion model born in Poland. She became a spokesmodel for the French beauty brand Lancôme in 2005. According to '' Forbes'', Werbowy has appeared on over 50 international ''Vogue'' ...
, Canadian-Ukrainian model
*
, Polish actress
*
Daria Willis
Daria J. Willis is an American academic administrator and historian. She is the president of Howard Community College. Willis was president of Everett Community College from 2019 to 2021. She is the first African American president at both instit ...
, American academic administrator and historian
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Daria Yurlova
Darja Jurlova (also spelled Daria Yurlova, born 3 March 1992) is a former Estonian biathlete. She was born in Narva. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in ...
(born 1992), Estonian biathlete
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Daria Zuravicki
Daria Zuravicki or Darya Zuravicky (born April 14, 1985 in Albany) is an American former competitive figure skater who competed internationally for Israel. She is the 2001–02 Israeli national champion and was the first skater to represent Isra ...
, American figure skater
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Daria Zhukova
Darya "Dasha" Alexandrovna Zhukova (russian: Дарья "Даша" Александровна Жукова; born 8 June 1981) is a Russian-American art collector, businesswoman, magazine editor, and socialite. She is the founder of the Garage M ...
, Russian fashion designer
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Daria Spiridonova, Russian Artistic Gymnast
Fictional characters
*
Daria Morgendorffer, title character of the MTV animated series ''
Daria'' (1997-2002)
*Daria, main female character in the 1970's movie ''
Zabriskie Point''
* Princess Daria from the 2002 film ''
The Princess and the Pea
"The Princess and the Pea" ( da, "Prinsessen paa Ærten"; direct translation: "The Princess on the Pea") is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal ancestry is established by a test of her sensitivity. ...
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*Tharja, a character in the videogame Fire Emblem Awakening
Notes
References
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