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Darriona
How to Pronounce Darriona
Pronounced dair-ee-OH-nuh /ˌdɛr.iˈoʊ.nə/Low
Meaning: Darriona reads as an invented feminine name spun from Darion or Darius, dressed with a flowing -ona ending. Darius descends from the Old Persian Daraya-vahu, borne by great kings and often read as 'holding firm the good' or 'possessing goodness'; Darriona is a modern American elaboration on that sound.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Darriona belongs to the late-twentieth-century fashion for building ornate girls' names from a boy's name plus a soft ending, here Darion with -a. It sits beside coinages like Arionna and Dariana, all shaped for their four-beat flow.
It appears in United States records from the middle nineteen-nineties and reached its small peak in the early two-thousands before fading, always scarce. A girl named Darriona from that peak is in her early twenties today, a millennial-era coinage.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Darriona mean?
It is most likely a modern feminine elaboration of Darion or Darius, a Persian royal name from Daraya-vahu ('holding firm the good').
How do you pronounce Darriona?
It is said dair-ee-OH-nuh /ˌdɛr.iˈoʊ.nə/.
Is Darriona a boy or girl name?
Darriona is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Darriona?
It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fourteen girls even at its peak in the early two-thousands.