Борис

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic Борисъ (Borisŭ). Ultimately with unclear Bulgar origin, and with unknown meaning. Borne by Boris I of Bulgaria.

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Proper noun

Бори́с (Borísm

  1. a male given name, Boris, feminine equivalent Бори́са (Borísa), equivalent to English Boris

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References

  • Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Борѝс”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 84

Macedonian

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Proper noun

Борис (Borism

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Boris

Russian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Борисъ (Borisŭ), the name of Boris I of Bulgaria, from Bulgar (Byzantine Greek Βόγορις (Bógoris)).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Бори́с (Borísm anim (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́сы, genitive plural Бори́сов)

  1. a male given name, Boris, equivalent to English Boris

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Transliterations
  • English: Boris
  • Estonian: Boris
  • Latvian: Boriss
  • Chinese: 鮑里斯 (Bàolǐsī)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bôːris/
  • Hyphenation: Бо‧рис

Proper noun

Бо̑рис m (Latin spelling Bȏris)

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Boris

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old East Slavic Борисъ (Borisŭ), and ultimately from Old Church Slavonic Борисъ (Borisŭ), from which came also Bulgarian Борис (Boris) or Богорис (Bogoris), after Boris I of Bulgaria (852–889), who adopted Christianity. Another theory derives the name from the abbreviation of Old Church Slavonic Бориславъ (Borislavŭ) – compare Ukrainian Бори́сла́в (Borýsláv).

Surname derives from the given name.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Бори́с (Borýsm pers (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́си, genitive plural Бори́сів)

  1. a male given name, Borys, equivalent to English Boris

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