Daria (name)

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Daria
Chrysanthusdaria.jpg
Daria is a popular name in Slavic countries. It gained popularity due to Saint Daria, seen here being martyred with Saint Chrysanthus.
Pronunciation/ˈdɑːriə/ DAH-ree-ə
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/namePersian?
Meaningwealthy, feminine form of Darius.
Region of originRussia, Ukraine
Other names
Nickname(s)Dasha, Dasia, Dolly, Dariśa
Related namesDara, Darinka, Darissa, Dariya, Daruška, Darya, Derya, Dar'ya, Tarja

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 Ancient Greek: 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.[1] 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).[2][3] 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.[4] By the late 19th century, the name came to be seen as rustic and became associated with peasant women.[5] In the Soviet period, the name went out of fashion and by 1960 almost totally disappeared.[6] 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[7] (after Maria and Anastasia). In some regions of Russia it was even the 2nd most popular name.[8] In Romania, in 2014, Daria was the 8th most popular name for baby girls.[9]

The common Russian dimunitive form of this name is Dasha (Даша). The English form "Dolly" was used as a nickname for Darya in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina."

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Notes[]

  1. ^ [1], Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. ^ See Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary of the Russian language under "Дарья".
  3. ^ Yonge, Charlotte Mary. History of Christian Names.
  4. ^ Никонов, В.А. Женские имена в России в XVIII веке // Имя и общество. — М.: Наука, 1974.
  5. ^ Суперанская, А.В., Суслова, А.В. Так было — так стало // О русских именах. — 5-е изд., перераб.. ��� СПб.: Авалонъ, 2008.
  6. ^ Никонов, В.А. Личные имена у русских сегодня // Имя и общество. — М.: Наука, 1974.
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214627/http://gov.spb.ru/gov/admin/otrasl/zags/stat
  8. ^ https://www.webcitation.org/61ABc1EAz?url=http://zags.khabkrai.ru/index.php?option=com_content
  9. ^ http://www.gandul.info/stiri/top-10-cele-mai-populare-nume-la-baieti-si-fete-cum-au-ales-romanii-in-2014-numele-copiilor-13749047

References[]

  • Pamela Redmond Satran; Linda Rosenkrantz (2007-02-20). The Baby Name Bible: The Ultimate Guide By America's Baby-Naming Experts. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2.
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