Boris as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Boris

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The baby name Boris is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈbɒrɪs/ or /ˈbɔːrɪs/; Russian: [ˈborʲis] (BOH-ris).

Boris is Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Slavic

Pronunciation: English: /ˈbɒrɪs/ or /ˈbɔːrɪs/; Russian: [ˈborʲis] (BOH-ris)

What is the meaning of the name Boris ?

The baby name Boris is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈbɒrɪs/ or /ˈbɔːrɪs/; Russian: [ˈborʲis] (BOH-ris).

Boris is Slavic in Origin.

Boris is a Slavic masculine given name with layered etymology. It is widely viewed as a short form of Borislav (from Slavic bor 'battle, struggle' + slava 'glory'), yielding the sense 'fighter' or 'battle glory.' Another line traces it to the Bulgar/Turkic name Bogoris - borne by the 9th-century Bulgarian ruler Boris I - of uncertain meaning, sometimes linked to Turkic bori ('wolf') or bars ('leopard'). Both paths help explain its early prestige and spread among East and South Slavs.

The cult of the martyred princes Boris and Gleb (11th century) anchored the name in Kievan Rus', and it has remained common in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Bulgaria, and the Balkans, entering Western use via Russian emigres in the 20th century. Variants include Borys (Polish, Ukrainian) and Barys (Belarusian); the fuller Borislav and feminine Borislava relate etymologically. Diminutives: Borya, Borka.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Boris	Chaliapin				Feodor Chaliapin	singer	★★★★★

Boris – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2016	#1	—	760
BF	Boys	0	#24	3	439
CM	Boys	0	#26	2,811	12,054
SI	Boys	0	#26	381	3,402
TM	Boys	0	#30	7	614
BG	Boys	0	#32	725	3,850
NA		0	#32	2	2,537
BG		0	#33	52	1,799
MD		0	#33	2	434
CM		0	#34	22	2,592
HR	Boys	0	#35	1,680	3,997
RS	Boys	0	#36	308	2,277
EE		0	#37	1	1,051
ID		0	#38	2	2,238
RS		0	#41	52	923
BI	Boys	0	#42	3	917
AZ		0	#43	1	706
GE		0	#43	2	997
SI		0	#44	37	1,612
MD	Boys	0	#49	34	756
MO		0	#51	2	2,706
RU	Boys	0	#57	3,011	12,621
LU		0	#62	5	2,830
IL	Boys	0	#64	2,497	10,983
HR		0	#66	171	2,081
PS	Boys	0	#66	1,482	10,655
AL		0	#74	3	2,372
JP		0	#77	1	4,057
Belgium	Boys	2024	#80	113	401
CN		0	#80	7	3,857
KZ		0	#81	10	1,452
EE	Boys	0	#87	40	2,087
LT		0	#87	2	949
MD	Girls	0	#91	2	865
PS		0	#94	132	5,692
GE	Boys	0	#98	12	2,055
TW		0	#101	3	4,523
KZ	Boys	0	#102	295	6,578
RU		0	#102	108	3,641
QA		0	#103	4	7,011
LT	Boys	0	#106	48	2,166
PA		0	#108	23	3,797
PH		0	#110	1	5,607
CY	Boys	0	#114	16	3,473
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
EC		0	#119	3	2,502
CZ	Boys	0	#120	309	6,530
KW		0	#121	1	5,216
OM		0	#121	1	6,215
Norway	Boys	2021	#123	4	431
IL		0	#128	173	6,291
AZ	Boys	0	#129	3	1,400
CL	Boys	0	#129	3,181	13,390
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#131	7	1,769
GR		0	#134	2	3,911
ID	Boys	0	#135	1	4,130
RS	Girls	0	#136	2	1,651
MU		0	#137	1	3,613
EE	Girls	0	#142	1	1,888
BW	Girls	0	#151	1	4,216
BW	Boys	0	#152	3	4,685
BO	Boys	0	#153	1,271	9,244
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
CR		0	#159	7	5,526
MT	Boys	0	#160	17	4,064
CZ		0	#161	25	3,154
HU	Boys	0	#162	13	3,954
EC	Boys	0	#164	78	3,322
PA	Boys	0	#167	553	9,305
Austria		0	#174	40	850
Sweden	Boys	2022	#175	8	1,509
PR	Boys	0	#177	2	2,508
UY		0	#182	1	2,477
AE		0	#184	4	10,220
AR		0	#190	4	2,915
DK		0	#190	14	5,198
LU	Boys	0	#194	25	4,970
LT	Girls	0	#199	2	1,904
MO	Boys	0	#203	21	5,842
CL		0	#204	266	6,867
Austria	Boys	0	#206	299	2,180
TW	Boys	0	#206	36	7,111
IR		0	#207	23	4,221
Germany	Boys	0	#218	1,971	5,697
NA	Boys	0	#220	16	6,830
AL	Girls	0	#224	4	4,141
BG	Girls	0	#231	1	3,559
GT	Boys	0	#233	330	7,625
BD		0	#241	1	5,992
AO	Boys	0	#242	8	5,568
GH		0	#246	3	5,396
GR	Boys	0	#246	22	6,912
PT		0	#250	1	4,161
BO		0	#251	131	6,868
AL	Boys	0	#257	42	5,122
EC	Girls	0	#258	1	3,650
HK	Boys	0	#261	385	12,905
JM	Boys	0	#261	12	6,876
MO	Girls	0	#263	1	7,056
CN	Boys	0	#266	55	9,639
PE		0	#268	43	6,350
GT		0	#270	45	5,948
Germany		0	#276	168	2,542
HR	Girls	0	#276	14	3,687
SG		0	#276	7	11,010
DK	Boys	0	#283	43	7,401
HK		0	#287	62	8,483
JP	Boys	0	#288	10	7,909
Canada	Boys	2024	#296	11	2,588
UY	Boys	0	#302	104	5,922
PL	Boys	0	#303	33	6,459
IR	Boys	0	#305	314	10,162
NL		0	#311	81	2,481
SA		0	#311	2	10,560
NL	Boys	0	#318	1,111	5,873
PT	Boys	0	#318	50	7,951
GH	Boys	0	#325	21	8,138
DK	Girls	0	#329	1	7,429
KZ	Girls	0	#330	3	5,862
MU	Boys	0	#332	26	8,477
CO	Boys	0	#337	1,162	15,656
PE	Boys	0	#338	1,160	14,506
CZ	Girls	0	#350	2	5,378
MY		0	#351	4	12,352
CO		0	#354	129	7,768
BR		0	#358	3	5,969
Finland	Boys	0	#364	64	2,041
PH	Boys	0	#370	14	11,440
France	Boys	2021	#372	16	2,865
JO	Boys	0	#389	1	7,057
AR	Boys	0	#390	79	7,628
YE		0	#397	2	8,639
MX		0	#402	12	8,339
Finland	Boys	2026	#411	350	3,552
Spain		0	#418	35	2,326
CR	Boys	0	#421	67	10,188
OM	Girls	0	#423	2	15,987
PH	Girls	0	#429	1	13,098
IT	Boys	0	#452	2,203	10,046
SD	Boys	0	#465	2	10,523
ZA		0	#470	5	14,421
CM	Girls	0	#479	62	11,671
RU	Girls	0	#481	18	11,913
Spain	Boys	0	#499	547	5,610
PS	Girls	0	#514	10	10,981
PA	Girls	0	#517	2	9,861
UY	Girls	0	#534	3	6,731
GT	Girls	0	#538	4	7,500
BH		0	#544	10	17,937
LY		0	#556	4	12,703
KW	Girls	0	#561	1	19,177
CR	Girls	0	#572	2	11,342
IT		0	#592	124	4,183
IL	Girls	0	#604	14	11,648
HK	Girls	0	#645	6	16,104
BO	Girls	0	#648	4	9,488
SG	Boys	0	#653	45	17,960
LB		0	#686	5	13,263
QA	Boys	0	#687	21	18,093
IQ	Boys	0	#696	2	13,071
BR	Boys	0	#713	39	12,213
KW	Boys	0	#756	14	18,755
SY		0	#765	3	11,684
TN		0	#800	30	13,765
MX	Boys	0	#819	165	16,355
NG	Girls	0	#826	1	15,093
CL	Girls	0	#835	17	14,098
United States	Boys	2024	#858	35	7,044
OM	Boys	0	#861	21	17,948
EG	Boys	0	#870	17	15,035
NG	Boys	0	#887	65	16,906
NL	Girls	0	#941	15	5,933
Spain	Girls	0	#974	10	5,561
IN	Boys	0	#986	16	16,750
BR	Girls	0	#992	1	12,708
PE	Girls	0	#1,004	7	14,861
SA	Girls	0	#1,014	1	25,931
AE	Boys	0	#1,049	44	22,615
CO	Girls	0	#1,066	13	16,140
MY	Boys	0	#1,078	34	25,439
MA		0	#1,085	44	20,986
ZA	Boys	0	#1,096	83	25,619
MX	Girls	0	#1,110	74	17,781
TR		0	#1,146	66	19,440
DZ		0	#1,149	28	20,130
ZA	Girls	0	#1,233	4	25,928
IT	Girls	0	#1,422	25	9,415
SA	Boys	0	#1,598	17	28,008

Boris is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:

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Flanders, Belgium

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Wallonia, Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

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