Darius

Darius is a male given name, etymologically it is the English transliteration of the Persian name, Dariush, its meaning is "he possesses" or "rich and kingly".

Contents 1 Given name 1.1 Historical people 2 Surname 3 Fictional characters 4 Media 5 See also

Given name

• Darius Boyd, an Australian rugby league footballer
• Darius N. Couch, an American soldier
• Darius Campbell, a Scottish singer-songwriter, previously known as Darius Danesh (released albums using first name only)
• Darius Dimavičius, a Lithuanian basketball player
• Darius Grala, a Polish sports car racing driver
• Darius Kasparaitis, an ice hockey player
• Darius Khondji, a French-Iranian cinematographer
• Darius Maciulevičius, a Lithuanian football midfielder
• Darius McCrary, American actor
• Dariusz Michalczewski, a Polish boxer
• Darius Miles, an NBA player
• Darius Milhaud, a French composer
• Darius Mockus, a Lithuanian entrepreneur
• Darius Reynaud, an American football player
• Darius Rucker, an American musician
• Darius Songaila, a professional basketball player

Historical people

Persian kings:

• Darius the Great (550 to 487 BCE)
• Darius II (423 to 404 BCE)
• Darius III (380 to 330 BCE)

Other kings and politicians:

• Darius of Media Atropatene, an Arsacid satrap
• Darius of Pontus, of Pontus
• Darius the Mede
• Darius (praetorian prefect), Praetorian prefect of the East in 436 to 437 CE

Surname

• Adam Darius, an American mime artist, choreographer and writer
• Donovin Darius, an NFL player
• Steponas Darius, a Lithuanian pilot

Fictional characters

• Darius (Highlander), an Immortal from Highlander: The Series
• Darius, a character from the House of Night (books) series.
• Dariusu, a character from Fullmetal Alchemist
• Darrius, a character from Mortal Kombat
• Darius, a character from Need for Speed: Carbon

Media

• Darius (series), a series of side-scrolling shoot 'em up video games, released by Taito
  • Darius (video game)
  • Darius II (arcade game)
  • Darius Twin
  • Darius Force
  • Darius Gaiden
  • G-Darius
  • Dariusburst

See also

• Dario, counterpart of Darius in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Croatian

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