Meaning:
Its source is Dareios, a Greek name meaning "He who holds on well to his possessions."
This name is often spelled with accents: in Spanish -- Darío; and in Italian -- Dàrio.
Languages:
This boy's name is used in Italian and Spanish.
Popularity:
The name Dario ranked 844th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 976th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Narrative:
This was the Greek version of the name of a number of Persian kings. One of these was defeated by the Greeks at the battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. Another, his great-grandson, lost his empire to Alexander the Great 160 years later.
The Old Persian origin of this name is darayava(h)us and means ''he who upholds the good.''
