Today we honor Darja. Happy Name Day, Darja!
The name Darja is the Slovene and Czech form of Daria, which is the feminine form of Darius. Darius is the Roman form of Dareios, which was the Greek form of the Persian name Dārayavahush. Three ancient kings of Persia bore this name, including Darius the Great who invaded Greece but was defeated in the Battle of Marathon. It has never been very common as a given name in the English-speaking world, though it rose in popularity after the middle of the 20th century.
Saint Daria was a 3rd-century Greek woman who was martyred with her husband Chrysanthus under the Roman emperor Numerian.
