The baby name Borra is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOR-rah (IPA: /ˈbɔrə/).
The baby name Borra is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced BOR-rah (IPA: /ˈbɔrə/).
Borra is Italian, Spanish in Origin.
Borra is a rare given name of multiple origin, best known as a Romance-language surname. In Italian and Spanish records from the late Middle Ages, Borra derives from Vulgar Latin burra meaning coarse wool or stuffing, which produced words for wadding and for the lees or dregs of wine. The surname likely marked someone who handled wool, padding, or wine-press residues, or lived near a place nicknamed for them. Catalan and Aragonese sources show similar forms.
Today Borra appears as a unisex given name chiefly via surname-to-first-name transfer, including in Italy, Spain, and the global diaspora; in India it is also a longstanding Telugu surname, occasionally repurposed as a modern first name without fixed lexical meaning. Variant forms include Bora, Borras/Borràs (Catalan), and Borri (Italian); the similar-sounding Borre (Scandinavian) is etymologically separate. A compact nickname is Bo. Usage remains uncommon and distinctive.
Borra is rarely chosen. In all, it turns up just 98 times, across 23 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,079 | 14 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,453 | 19 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,684 | 8 | 28,008 |
Borra is popular in 23 countries — most recent births per country:
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