Origin and Meaning of Boris

Gender

Masculine

Origin of Boris

Slavic

Usage of Boris

Russian, Slovenian, Serbian, Bulgarian

Meaning of Boris

The name Boris is a short form of Borislav.

Famous bearers

Famous bearers include Boris Godunov (1551 - 1605), a tsar of Russia during the late 16th and early 17th centuries; Boris Pasternak (1890 - 1960), a Russian author and a Nobel Prize for Literature laureate.

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