Boris (given name)

Boris
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameBulgar, Bulgarian
MeaningWolf, Short, Snow Leopard, Famous Battle (Borislav) or Fame-Bright (Robert)
Region of originFirst Bulgarian Empire
Other names
Related namesBob, Bobby (nicknames)

Boris, Borys or Barys (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian: Борис; Belarusian: Барыс) is a male name of Bulgar origin.[1] It is most commonly used in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia and other countries in Eastern Europe. It is also used in Greece and countries that speak Germanic, Baltic and Romance languages. The spelling variant Borys is more common in Poland.

  1. ^ "Васил Н. Златарски.История на Първото българско царство. Междудържавното положение на България и покръщането на българите". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2008.

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