# Darius

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdæɹi.əs/ · frequency rank #17,116

## Definitions
1. Any of several kings in Achaemenid dynasty of Persia, 6th to 4th century BCE.
2. A male given name from Old Persian.
3. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Dārīus, from Ancient Greek Δᾱρεῖος (Dāreîos), from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (Dārayauš), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dārayavaʰuš), see it for more.

## Easily confused with
- **Davis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darius-vs-davis)
- **Doris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darius-vs-doris)
- **darts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darius-vs-darts)
- **Davies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darius-vs-davies)
- **dais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dais-vs-darius)
- **dares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dares-vs-darius)
- **Dario** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dario-vs-darius)
- **Daria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daria-vs-darius)
- **daring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daring-vs-darius)
- **Darfur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darfur-vs-darius)
- **Darien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darien-vs-darius)

## Common misspellings (8)
`adrius`, `dairus`, `darisu`, `dariuss`, `darrius`, `daruis`, `ddarius`, `draius`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/darius