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Darya

/dar-YAH/ FemininePersian

Meaning

Darya is a feminine name of Persian origin meaning “sea”.

Darya is the Persian word for sea, flowing through Central Asian geography in river names like Amu Darya. As a girls' name it is well loved in Iran; in Russia the identical-looking Darya is instead the standard form of Daria, from the Persian royal name Darius, so the name carries two histories at once.

Popular in Iran and, via the Daria lineage, throughout Russia.

At a glance

Origin
Persian
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/dar-YAH/
Themes
OceanFreedom

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Questions

  • Darya is a feminine name of Persian origin meaning “sea”. Darya is the Persian word for sea, flowing through Central Asian geography in river names like Amu Darya.

  • Darya is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Popular in Iran and, via the Daria lineage, throughout Russia.

  • The name Darya comes from Persian. Darya is the Persian word for sea, flowing through Central Asian geography in river names like Amu Darya. As a girls' name it is well loved in Iran; in Russia the identical-looking Darya is instead the standard form of Daria, from the Persian royal name Darius, so the name carries two histories at once.

  • Darya is pronounced dar-YAH.

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  5. Kai UnisexHawaiian“sea”
  6. Kaito MasculineJapanese“sea and soaring”