Given name

Boryss

“a warrior; having battle glory”

Boryss is a variant of Boris. One Slavic interpretation is “a warrior; having battle glory.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Boryss is a variant of Boris. One Slavic interpretation is “a warrior; having battle glory.”

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Where it comes from

Boryss is a variant of Boris. An origin associated with Boris is Slavic.

Explained through its name family

The story

Boryss is a variant of Boris. The history of Boris gives this family its wider story. Boris’s historical associations include a 10th-century Russian saint, son of Prince Vladimir of Kiev and brother of St Gleb.

Explained through its name family

Boryss’s family of names

Boryss has a related form in Boris.

Walk Boryss’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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Boba

“a warrior; having battle glory”

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Tibi

“from the sacred place”

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Stanisław

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Mieczysław

“sword” · “glory”

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“the fifth-born child” · “from the queen's town or settlement”

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Zygmunt

“the victorious protector”

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>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Boryss’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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