Darius 46602 221731814 2008-06-25T21:04:07Z Christian Nurtsch 3814406 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/143.200.142.74|143.200.142.74]] ([[User talk:143.200.142.74|talk]]) to last version by CmdrObot '''''Darius''''' (from {{PerB| داريوش }}, ''Dariush'', [dɒrjuʃ]) is a common [[Persians|Persian]] male name. Three [[monarch|kings]] of the ancient [[Achaemenid Empire]] of [[Iran|Persia]] were named Darius: *[[Darius the Great of Persia|Darius I of Persia]] or ''Darius the Great''. *[[Darius II of Persia]] *[[Darius III of Persia]] as well as several other kings: *[[Darius of Media Atropatene]], an [[Arsacid]] [[satrap]] *[[Darius of Pontus]], of [[Pontus]] *[[Book of Daniel#Identity of "Darius the Mede"|Darius the Mede]] '''''Darius''''' can also refer to: *[[Darius Rucker]] (Hootie), an American musician *[[Darius Boyd]], an Australian rugby league footballer *[[Darius N. Couch]], an American soldier *[[Darius Dimavičius]], a Lithuanian basketball player *[[Darius Kasparaitis]], a hockey player *[[Darius McCrary]], American actor *[[Darius Grala]], a Polish sports car racing driver *[[Darius Danesh]], a Scottish-Persian singer-songwriter *[[Donovin Darius]], an [[NFL]] player *[[Darius Miles]], an NBA player *[[Darius Milhaud]], a French composer *[[Darius Reynaud]], an American football player *[[Steponas Darius]], a Lithuanian pilot *[[Darius Mockus]], a Lithuanian entrepreneur *[[Darius (arcade game)]], one of a series of video games *[[Darius (Highlander)]], an Immortal from ''Highlander: The Series'' *[[Darius Mehrjui]], an Iranian film director *[[Dariusz Michalczewski]], a Polish boxer *[[Darius Khondji]], a French-Iranian cinematographer *[[Darius Songaila]], a professional basketball player '''''Dario''''' is the counterpart of Darius in [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] and [[Croatian language|Croatian]]: *[[Dario Badinelli]], an Italian triple jumper *[[Dario Fo]], an Italian Nobel prize winner *[[Dario Argento]], an Italian film director *[[Rubén Darío]], a Nicaraguan poet *[[Dario Bellezza]], an Italian poet *[[Darío Moreno]], a Turkish-born Sephardic Jew singer and composer *[[Dario Chioli]], an Italian poet and philosopher *[[Dario Marianelli]], an Italian film composer *[[Dario Dainelli]], an Italian footballer currently captain of [[Fiorentina]] *[[Dario Franchitti]], a Scottish Indianapolis 500 winner and IndyCar Series champion *[[Dario Šimić]], a Croatian footballer *[[Darijo Srna]], a Croatian footballer *[[Darío Silva]], a former Uruguayan footballer *[[Dario Resta]], an Italian |Indianapolis 500 winner *[[Dario Hübner]], a former Italian footballer *Dario, a villain in the James Bond film ''[[Licence to Kill]]'' *[[Ciudad Darío]], named after Rubén Darío *[[Dario (brand)]], a trademark for electrical products ==See also== *[[Dariush]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Persian names]] [[Category:Given names]] [[ca:Darios]] [[de:Darius]] [[fi:Dareios]] [[fr:Darius]] [[he:דריווש]] [[ja:ダレイオス]] [[la:Darius]] [[lt:Darius]] [[nl:Darius]] [[pl:Dariusz]] [[pt:Dario]] [[ru:Дарий]] [[sv:Darius]] [[tr:Darius]] [[zh:大流士]]