Baby name
STABLE
🇭🇷 🇷🇸 🇸🇮 Darija
/DAH · ree · yah/
Meaning
“Possessing goodness”
South Slavic form of Daria, the feminine form of Darius. Darius comes from the Old Persian Darayavauš, meaning 'possessing goodness', from daraya 'to possess, to hold' and vau 'good'. Used as a given name in Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia and North Macedonia.
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How it ages.
A dependable Balkan classic with a noble Persian root, distinctive rather than common outside the region.
The cultural moment.
Last ranked #10 in North Macedonia in 2021; also used as a given name in Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia.