Meaning & origin
What it means
Bȏris is a romanization of Борис. Борис goes back to Old East Slavic Борисъ, meaning “small.”
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Where it comes from
Bȏris is a romanization of Борис. Борис comes from Old East Slavic, and ultimately from Bulgarian.
Explained through its name family
Bȏris’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Bȏris is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Борис.
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Spellings & scripts 1
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Across languages 1
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