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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.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Бори́с • (Borís) m
- a male given name, Boris, feminine equivalent Бори́са (Borísa), equivalent to English Boris
Declension
Declension of Бори́с
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Бори́с
Borís
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Бори́се
Boríse
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Derived terms
References
- Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Борѝс”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 84
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Борис • (Boris) m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Boris
Russian
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 • (Borís) m anim (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́сы, genitive plural Бори́сов)
- a male given name, Boris, equivalent to English Boris
Declension
Derived terms
- (Diminutives) Бо́ря (Bórja), Бо́ба (Bóba), Боб (Bob), Борю́ля (Borjúlja), Бору́ля (Borúlja), Борю́ня (Borjúnja), Борю́ся (Borjúsja), Борю́ха (Borjúxa), Борю́ша (Borjúša), Боря́ха (Borjáxa), Боря́ша (Borjáša)
- (Endearing forms) Бо́ренька (Bórenʹka), Бо́речка (Bórečka)
- (Pejorative forms) Бори́ска (Boríska), Бо́рька (Bórʹka)
- (Patronymics) Бори́сович (Borísovič)/Борисы́ч (Borisýč), Бори́совна (Borísovna)/Бори́сна (Borísna)
- (Surnames) Бори́сов (Borísov)
Descendants
- Transliterations
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bôːris/
- Hyphenation: Бо‧рис
Proper noun
Бо̑рис m (Latin spelling Bȏris)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Boris
Declension
Ukrainian
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 • (Borýs) m pers (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́си, genitive plural Бори́сів)
- a male given name, Borys, equivalent to English Boris
Declension
Declension of Бори́с (pers hard masc-form accent-a)
Derived terms
- (diminutive) Бори́сик (Borýsyk), Бори́ско (Borýsko), Бори́сьо (Borýsʹo), Бо́рко (Bórko), Бо́ря (Bórja)
- (dialectal) Бори́ло (Borýlo), Бо́рич (Bóryč)
- (surname) Бори́с (Borýs), Бори́сів (Borýsiv), Борисе́нко (Borysénko), Бори́ско (Borýsko), Борисове́ць (Borysovécʹ), Борисю́к (Borysjúk), Борися́к (Borysják), Борисоглі́бська (Borysohlíbsʹka), Бори́щенко (Borýščenko)
- (toponym) Бори́си (Borýsy), Бори́сковичі (Borýskovyči), Бори́сів (Borýsiv), Бори́сівка (Borýsivka), Бори́спіль (Borýspilʹ)
Descendants