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.

Walk Bořek’s family in the name graph

BořekBořčekBořivojBorek

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Bořek has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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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

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