Daria
DAR-ee-uh
Persian/Greek
Girl
Meaning-based name
- Meaning
- Wealthy; Kingly; Upholder of good
- Origin
- Persian/Greek
- Is it in the Bible?
- No — the name Daria does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Wealthy; Kingly; Upholder of good", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Daria.
- First appears in
- Does not appear in the King James text
- Peak US usage
- 1950s (0.005% of births), currently falling
- Spiritual meaning
- Daria represents the unsearchable riches of Christ — true wealth measured not in gold but in grace.
- Verses on this meaning
- Ezra 6:1
"Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls."
- Ephesians 3:8
"Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ."
- Ezra 6:1