Борис

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

• IPA^(key): [boˈris]

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Proper noun

Бори́с • (Borís) m

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

Declension

Declension of Бори́с

	singular
indefinite	Бори́с Borís
definite	—
vocative form	Бори́се Boríse

Derived terms

• (Diminutives) Боби (Bobi), Борко (Borko)
• (Surname) Бори́сов (Borísov)

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔɾis]

Proper noun

Борис • (Boris) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Boris

Russian

Alternative forms

• Бори́съ (Borís) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐˈrʲis]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Бори́с • (Borís) m anim (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́сы, genitive plural Бори́сов)

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

Declension

Declension of Бори́с (anim masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	Бори́с Borís	Бори́сы Borísy
genitive	Бори́са Borísa	Бори́сов Borísov
dative	Бори́су Borísu	Бори́сам Borísam
accusative	Бори́са Borísa	Бори́сов Borísov
instrumental	Бори́сом Borísom	Бори́сами Borísami
prepositional	Бори́се Boríse	Бори́сах Borísax

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

• 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

Declension

Declension of Борис

	singular
nominative	Борис
genitive	Бориса
dative	Борису
accusative	Бориса
vocative	Борисе
locative	Борису
instrumental	Борисом

Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) Борі́съ (Borís), Вори́с (Vorýs), Борисъ (Borys), Бо́риса (Bórysa)

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

• IPA^(key): [bɔˈrɪs]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Бори́с • (Borýs) m pers (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́си, genitive plural Бори́сів)

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

Declension

Declension of Бори́с (pers hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Бори́с Borýs	Бори́си Borýsy
genitive	Бори́са Borýsa	Бори́сів Borýsiv
dative	Бори́сові, Бори́су Borýsovi, Borýsu	Бори́сам Borýsam
accusative	Бори́са Borýsa	Бори́сів Borýsiv
instrumental	Бори́сом Borýsom	Бори́сами Borýsamy
locative	Бори́сові, Бори́сі Borýsovi, Borýsi	Бори́сах Borýsax
vocative	Бори́се Borýse	Бори́си Borýsy

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

• English: Borys, Boris