Daris

Last updated
Daris
GenderMale
Other gender
Feminine Daria
Other names
Alternative spellingDarris
Variant form(s) Darius

Daris, also spelled Darris, is a male given name and a surname. [1]

Contents

As a given name, Daris is of Persian origins. [2] In Persian, it is derived from the name Dariush (Persian : داریوش).

The name is popular in the Balkans, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its popularity in Bosnia and Herzegovina [3] is likely due to its similarity to previously popular names, such as Haris and Faris. In Croatia, [4] it is likely a modification of the previously popular name Dario.

Given name

Surname

See also

Related Research Articles

Sava is a male personal name in South Slavic languages. Perhaps the most famous example is the Serbian medieval prince turned monk Saint Sava. In Croatia, Sava is found as a male name among the Serbs and also as a female name among the Croats, likewise in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a result of the tradition of naming female children after rivers – in this case, after the river Sava. It is also used in Romanian, where it is also a surname.

Irma is a female given name.

Borić is a surname found in Croatia mainly among Croats, but also among Serbs and Bosniaks. They were historically present around the town of Senj.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dario Damjanović</span> Bosnian football manager (born 1981)

Dario Damjanović is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ivan</span> Name list

Ivan is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name Iōánnēs from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānnān meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was the Bulgarian Saint Ivan of Rila.

Ante is masculine given name found mainly in Croatia and in the Nordic countries or among people with Croatia and Nordic ancestry elsewhere.

Damjanović is a Serbian and Croatian surname. It may refer to:

Dalibor is primarily a male given name of Slavic origin, mostly in the Czech Republic. The name is popular in some West Slavic and South Slavic countries, such as Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its literal meaning is "fighting far away", and it is derived from the elements daleko and boriti. The first part can also be derived from oddalovat, hence it can be also interpreted as "someone who delays/avoids fighting".

Haris is a male given name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irvin</span> Name list

Irvin is a male given name of Indo-European origin. In Old Gaelic, the meaning of the name is "freshwater" or "friend of the sea." It can also be used as a variant of Ervin, the Eastern European version of the German name Erwin, which means "friend of the army."

Damir is a male given name.

Zahra is a female given name and surname.

Ajla is a feminine given name in various areas around the Eastern Mediterranean. In Arabic it means the “brightest”, “most dazzling”, “most brilliant”, smart. In Turkish it means ’’moonlight’’’ or “halo”, and in Bosnia and Herzegovina the name means "The one who shines in moonlight". The given name is also used elsewhere in the former Yugoslavia such as Croatia.

Grgić is a Croatian surname, a patronymic derived from the given name Grga or Grgur (Gregory).

Šarić is a surname common in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia.

Ervin is a male given name of Indo-European origin, meaning "green water," "fresh water," "friend of the sea," or "army friend." It is believed to have either originated from Old English or Old Gaelic, referring to its water-related meanings, or from the German language, where it signifies "friend of the army."

Jasmina, sometimes Jasminka, as a feminine variant, and Jasmin, sometimes Jasminko, as a masculine variant, are given names used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria and Slovenia, and same as a given name Jasmine, which is the common form in German, Romance and English-speaking countries, although almost always as a feminine variation.

Bukvić is surname found most commonly in North Bosnia, Eastern Herzegovina, Croatia, and less commonly in Serbia. It derives from Bukva, which means "beech" in English. The suffix is a diminutive designation, or descendant designation. So, the last name can be translated as Beech's son. There are 6,659 documented bearers of this surname. Most bearers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are Serbs and Bosniaks, while in Croatia and Bačka Bunjevci most commonly bear it. It may refer to:

Faris is a given name and surname.

Spahić or Spahic/Spahich is a Bosnian and Croatian surname. It is derived from the Turkish term sipahi for a cavalryman by adding the Serbo-Croatian surname forming suffix -ić.

References

  1. https://www.bidiboo.com/name/d/daris
  2. https://namecensus.com/first-names/daris-meaning-and-history/
  3. "Znate li koja su najpopularnija muška i ženska imena u BiH?". Portal Radio Sarajeva. Radio Sarajevo. 2 February 2017.
  4. "Name Daris at Acta Croatica". Acta Croatica. Croatian Ancestry Limited, Chicago, USA.