Polish

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Etymology

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From truncation of personal names such as Borzysław and Borzymir, Proto-Slavic *boriti (to fight), or bór (conifer forest) + -uch. Later, from the Jewish name Boruch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.rux/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrux
  • Syllabification: Bo‧ruch

Proper noun

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Boruch m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

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Proper noun

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Boruch f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

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