Given name & surname
Bořek
“to fight”·“fighter”
Bořek is a masculine given name. It is used in Czech and Old Czech.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bořek is built from elements meaning “to fight” and “fighter”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Bořek’s family of names
Bořek is an affectionate form of Bořivoj. In Old Czech usage, Bořek has a diminutive in Bořček.
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Around the world
Bořek has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bořek
- Bořek DočkalCzech association football playerborn 1988
- Bořek ŠípekCzech architect, designer, glassmaker, university educator and artist (1949-2016)
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