What Does The Name Darien Mean?

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Darien can be a boy's as well as a girl's name. It roots downs to as a Persian origin and it literally means 'He Who Upholds the Good; Wealthy'. It is the variant of Darian and Darion. Other similar names are Darin, Daren, Darren, Dorien, Damien, Dariel and Davien. The variant forms of this name are Darian, Darion, Darrian, Darrion, Darryan and Darryen. Sources claim that this name holds reference to the eastern part of Panama known as Darien.

Darien also refers to name of places, namely, Darién Province (Panama), Darién Gap (an area straddling the border of Panama and Colombia). In United States you have Darien (Georgia), Darien (New York), Darien (Wisconsin), Darien (Illinois), to name a few.

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answered 3 years ago

We are told that Darien, Connecticut, actually took its name from the impenetrable rain forest province of Darién, in Panamá. Where did the towns in Georgia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and New York get the same name? Were all these places named for the Darién section of Panamá? If so, whence came the name in the first place? It appears to have no particular significance in the Spanish language. Could the Panamanian region have taken its name from a place in Europe, or was it originally a Spanish adaptation of a word spoken by an indigenous group living there?

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