Italian · Boy name
Dario
“holding firmly to the good”
About the name Dario
Dario is the Italian form of Darius, which comes from the Old Persian Darayavaush, composed of elements meaning to hold or possess and good, so the name is understood as holding firmly to the good. Darius the Great ruled the Achaemenid Persian Empire at its height and commissioned the Behistun inscription and the palaces of Persepolis. The name passed into Greek and Latin and from there into the European languages. The Italian playwright and actor Dario Fo wrote satirical plays such as Accidental Death of an Anarchist and received the Nobel Prize in Literature. In Spanish the name is Darío, as in the Nicaraguan poet Rubén Darío.
- Meaning
- holding firmly to the good
- Origin
- Italian
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- DAH-ree-oh(3 syl.)
Middle names for Dario
- Dario Luca
- Dario Antonio
- Dario Giovanni
- Dario Marco
- Dario Paolo
Questions about Dario
- What does Dario mean?
- Dario is an Italian name meaning "holding firmly to the good".
- How do you pronounce Dario?
- Dario is pronounced DAH-ree-oh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Dario?
- Variants of Dario include Darius, Darío, Dariusz, Daryush.
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