Dariush

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Persian/Farsi (Iran)

Meaning

the Persian form of Darius — the name of three great Achaemenid Persian emperors, most famously Darius I the Great (550–486 BCE), who expanded the Persian Empire to its maximum extent, built Persepolis, reorganised the empire's administrative system through the satrapy network, and led the first Persian invasion of Greece; the name derives from Old Persian Dārayavauš meaning he who holds firm the good, composed of the roots daraya (to hold) and vahu (good); the name is borne with enormous historical pride in Iran as a link to the Achaemenid imperial heritage — the period Iranians regard as the pinnacle of their civilisation — and is also the name of the celebrated Iranian pop singer Dariush, one of the most beloved artists of pre-revolutionary Iran; the name coexists naturally with post-revolutionary Islamic culture because its historical resonance is treated as part of the Iranian national heritage rather than as a rejection of Islamic identity

Gender

male

Also spelled

Darius, Dariyush