The baby name Buris is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbʊrɪs/ (BU-ris).
The baby name Buris is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbʊrɪs/ (BU-ris).
Buris is in Origin.
Buris is a rare masculine given name with Eastern European leanings, most often interpreted as a regional or phonetic variant of Boris. In Slavic languages, the root bor- denotes “battle” or “to fight,” yielding the gloss “fighter; battle-ready.” Some scholars also connect the Boris family of names to an older Turkic element meaning “wolf,” so Buris can inherit that sense as well.
Documented as both a surname and given name, Buris appears sporadically in the Balkans and Central Europe and in immigrant communities abroad. Variants and related forms include Buriš (South Slavic), Burish and Burys (Anglicized/Polish-Lithuanian), Bouris (Greek transliteration), and the cognates Boris and Borys. A distant Norse echo is Búri, the primordial ancestor in Old Norse myth, sometimes cited in name studies, though any etymological link remains uncertain.
Buris is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 15 times, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MX | 0 | #445 | 1 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Buris is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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