Dárius
Darius is a masculine name of Old Persian origin, renowned through the monarchs of ancient Persia. It arrived in European culture via Greek and Latin traditions. It feels noble, internationally recognizable, and carries an unmistakable air of historical dignity.
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Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisThe name Darius means a man who firmly maintains goodness and noble virtues.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Meno pochádza zo staroperzského Dārayavauš, zloženého z prvkov dāraya- vo význame „držať, udržiavať“ a vau- vo význame „dobro“. Vykladá sa teda ako „ten, kto pevne drží dobro“. Do európskych jazykov preniklo prostredníctvom gréckeho tvaru Dareios a latinského Darius.
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DARIUS
Requires spelling without diacriticsá (1)
Regional Central European form14 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Mierna diakritika – v medzinárodnom styku sa ľahko prepisuje do základnej latinky.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 10 svetových jazykoch.
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Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
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