Given name
Borislav
“fight”·“glory”
Borislav is a masculine given name. It is used in Serbo-Croatian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Borislav is a romanization of Борислав. Борислав is built from elements meaning “fight” and “glory”.
Explained through its name family
Borislav’s family of names
In Serbo-Croatian usage, Borislav is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Борислав.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Borislav
- Borisav JovićSerbian diplomat (1928–2021)
- Borislav MihaylovBulgarian footballer (1963–2026)
- Borislav IvkovSerbian chess player (1933–2022)
- Borislav PekićSerbian writer (1930–1992)
- Borislav ParavacBosnian Serb politician1943–2026
- Borislav CvetkovićCroatian-Serbian footballerborn 1962
- Borislav StankovićSerbian basketball player and coach1925–2020
- Borislav GidikovBulgarian weightlifterborn 1965
- Borislav Milićchess player (1925–1986)
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