Borowy

See also: borowy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Borowy.

Proper noun

Borowy (plural Borowys)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Borowy is the 41579^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 523 individuals. Borowy is most common among White (97.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Borowy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 198.

Polish

Etymology

From borowy or personal names beginning with Bor-, e.g. Borzysław and Borzymir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔˈrɔ.vɨ/
• Rhymes: -ɔvɨ
• Syllabification: Bo‧ro‧wy
• Homophone: borowy

Proper noun

Borowy m pers (female equivalent Borowa or Borowy)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Borowy”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022