Meaning: Its source is Dareios, a Greek name meaning "He who holds on well to his possessions."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Polish.

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.''