Daris
{{about|the name|the plural form|Dari (disambiguation)}}
{{Short description|Male given name}}
{{Infobox given name
| name = Daris
| gender = Male
| alternative spelling = Darris
| feminine = Daria
| meaning =
| region =
| related names =
| variant = Darius
}}
Daris, also spelled Darris, is a male given name and a surname.https://www.bidiboo.com/name/d/daris
As a given name, Daris is of Persian origins.https://namecensus.com/first-names/daris-meaning-and-history/ In Persian, it is derived from the name {{Transliteration|fa|Dariush}} ({{langx|fa|داریوش}}).
The name is popular in the Balkans, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia. Its popularity in Bosnia and Herzegovina{{cite web |title=Znate li koja su najpopularnija muška i ženska imena u BiH? |url=https://www.radiosarajevo.ba/metromahala/teme/najpopularnija-imena-u-nasoj-zemlji-su/252565 |website=Portal Radio Sarajeva |date=2 February 2017 |publisher=Radio Sarajevo}} is likely due to its similarity to previously popular names, such as Haris and Faris. In Croatia,{{cite web |title=Name Daris at Acta Croatica |url=https://actacroatica.com/en/name/Daris/ |website=Acta Croatica |publisher=Croatian Ancestry Limited, Chicago, USA}} it is likely a modification of the previously popular name Dario.
Given name
- Daris Đezić (born 2006), Austrian footballer of Bosnian descent
- Daris Swindler (1925–2007), American anthropologist
- Darris Love (born 1980), American actor
- Darris Kilgour, professional lacrosse player and coach
- Darris McCord (1933–2013), American football player
Surname
- Joan Darris, fictional character, protagonist of The Rainbow Cadenza
See also
- Dario (disambiguation), counterpart of Daris in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese
- Darius (given name), a transliteration/spelling in some languages
References
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Category:Bosnian masculine given names
Category:Croatian masculine given names