Boris

Male given name

Also known as Boris (given name) · Boris (first name)

Instance of: male given name

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Boris, Borys or Barys is a male name of Bulgar origin. It is most commonly used in 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.

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Name day: June 10 country: Sweden
May 2 patron saint: Boris I of Bulgaria · country: France
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Different from: Boris criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
Native label: Boris
Family name identical to this given name: Boris
Language: Slovene
Dutch
Czech
Galician
Script: Latin script
Soundex: B620
Cologne phonetics: 178
Caverphone: PRS111
Transliteration or transcription: Борис
Said to be the same as: Barys
Borys
Borys
Borris criterion used: alternative spelling
Bor
Boris
Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010 quotation: Boris · quantity: 2,992
Patronym or matronym for this name: Borisovich
Borisovna

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