Darya

Russian or Persian, variation of Daria or feminine form of Darius
"kingly; the sea"

Darya Origin and Meaning

The name Darya is a girl's name of Russian origin meaning "kingly; the sea".

The beguiling Darya is the name of a character in Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. As a Russian name, it's a spelling variation of Daria, while in Iran, it's a girl's name that means "the sea".

Darya Popularity

Famous People Named Darya

  • Darya Vladimirovna Domracheva
    Belarusian Olympic biathlete
  • Darya Kustova
    Belarusian tennis player
  • Darya Pchelnik
    Belarusian Olympic hammer thrower
  • Darya Vitalyevna Pishchalnikova
    Russian Olympic discus thrower
  • Darya Petrovna Saltykova
    Russian lady in waiting to Catherine the Great
  • Darya Vladimirovna Poverennova
    Russian actress

Darya in Pop Culture

  • Darya "Dolly" Alexandrovna Oblonskaya
    character in Leo Tolstoy's "Anna Karenina"