Daria

Feminine given name

Daria is a feminine given name of Persian origin, the female form of Darius.

It gained American cultural recognition from the 1990s MTV animated series featuring a deadpan, intellectually detached teenage protagonist: She's got that Daria energy—observant and unimpressed.

character

sarcasm

Irony used to mock

glasses · monotone · Quinn · MTV · cynicism · wit · irony · satire · intellect · alienation

90s

Generation X

Mid-sixties to eighties births

slacker · zine · Doc Martens · My So-Called Life · Nirvana · mixtape · choker · combat boots · alternative · angst

name

Persian

Of or from Iran

queenly · regal · maintains · protector · Russian · Iranian · Eastern European · Greek · royalty

Categories
Opposites
fictional teen archetype

DariaElle Woods

Lizzie McGuire · Hannah Montana · Kim Possible · Barbie · Pollyanna

PERSONALITY/AFFECT (within Daria universe)

Dariacheerleader

Team spirit performer

airhead · preppy · socialite · Buffy Summers · valley girl

name type

Dariasurname

Hereditary family identifier

family name · last name · patronymic · matronymic · Smith

Phrases
Family

daring, dared, daredevil, dares, daringly, darer, Darius

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG