Given name · also Latin
Darío
Darío is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Old Persian. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Darío comes from Latin, and ultimately from Old Persian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš), built from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎫𐎡𐎹 + *vahuš.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Darío’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Darío has a conventional equivalent in the English form Darius. In Spanish usage, Darío has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Dario. In Spanish usage, Darío has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form DARIUSZ.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Darío has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Persian roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Darío
- Darío Castrillón HoyosCatholic cardinal (1929–2018)
- Darío CvitanichArgentine footballerborn 1984
- Darío BenedettoArgentine footballer (born 1990)
- Darío VerónParaguayan footballerborn 1979
- Darío RodríguezUruguayan footballerborn 1974
- Darío GrandinettiArgentine actorborn 1959
- Darío FigueroaArgentine association football playerborn 1978
- Darío LezcanoParaguayan footballerborn 1990
- Darío ConcaArgentine association football playerborn 1983
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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