Boris

\bɔ.ʁis\♂French boy's name

A French boy's name of Russian origin.

At a glance

GenderMasculine
OriginRussian
Pronunciation\bɔ.ʁis\

Origin and meaning

Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís).

Where it is mostly given

  • Italy
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Switzerland
  • Estonia
  • Czech Republic
  • Slovakia
  • Romania

Around the world

  • PolishBorys, Borysław
  • RussianБорис

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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