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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 (via Latin ''Darius'' and grc, Δαρεῖος ''Dareĩos'' from Old Persian 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). 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, Lithuanian & Serbian
* Slovene
* Ukrainian & Bulgarian
* Belarusian
* Czech, Latvian & Slovene
* Daruška Czech
* Derya Kurdish
* Derya Turkish
* Daryna Ukrainian
* Tarja Finnish

People

Notable people

* Daria Atamanov, Israeli rhythmic gymnast
* Daria Bijak, German gymnast
* Darya Dadvar, Iranian soprano soloist and composer
* Daria de Pretis, Italian judge
* Daria Dmitrieva, Russian rhythmic gymnast
* Dariya Nikitichna Dobroczajeva, Ukrainian botanist and university teacher
* Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete
* Daria Dolan, American business news anchor, author and radio host
* Darya Dugina, Russian journalist and activist
* Daria Gaiazova, Russian-Canadian cross-country skier
* Daria Gavrilova, Russian-Australian tennis player
* Tarja Halonen, Finnish president
* Daria Halprin, psychologist, author, dancer and former actress
* Daria Hazuda, American biochemist
* Daria Joura, Russian-Australian gymnast
* Darya Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
* Daria Klimentová, Czech ballet dancer and teacher
* Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper and model
* Daria Kondakova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
* Daria Kozlova (disambiguation)
* Darya Kustova, Belarusian tennis player
* Daria Lorenci, Croatian actress
* Daria Marchenko, Ukrainian artist
* Daria Nauer, retired Swiss long-distance runner
* Daria Nekrasova, Belarusian-American actress and podcaster
* Daria Nicolodi, Italian actress and screenwriter
* Daria Obratov, Croatian luger
* Daria O'Neill, American radio and television personality
* Daria Onysko, Polish sprint athlete
* Daria Pratt, former American golfer
* Darya Pchelnik, Belarusian hammer thrower
* Darya Pishchalnikova, Russian discus thrower
* Darya Poverennova, theatre and fil actress
* Darya Saltykova, Russian serial killer
* Daria Semegen, American composer
* Daria Serova, Russian freestyle skier
* Daria Shkurikhina, Russian gymnast
* Daria Strokous, Russian model and film actress
* Darya Safonova, Russian sprinter
* Darya Saltykova (disambiguation)
* Daria Timoshenko, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater
* Daria Trubnikova, Russian rhythmic gymnast
* Tarja Turunen, Finnish singer
* Daria Usacheva , Russian figure skater
* Darja Varfolomeev, German rhythmic gymnast
* Daria Virolaynen, Russian biathlete
* Daria Werbowy, Canadian-Ukrainian model
* Daria Widawska, Polish actress
* Daria Willis, American academic administrator and historian
* Daria Yurlova (born 1992), Estonian biathlete
* Daria Zuravicki, American figure skater
* Daria Zhukova, Russian fashion designer
* 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''
*Tharja, a character in the videogame Fire Emblem Awakening

Notes

References

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