# Борис
## Bulgarian
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic Борисъ (Borisŭ). Ultimately with unclear Bulgar origin, and with unknown meaning. Borne by Boris I of Bulgaria.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [boˈris]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Бори́с • (Borís) m
* a male given name, Boris, feminine equivalent Бори́са (Borísa), equivalent to English Boris

#### Derived terms

* (Diminutives) Боби (Bobi), Борко (Borko)
* (Surname) Бори́сов (Borísov)

### References

* Илчев, Стефан (1969) “Борѝс”, in Речник на личните и фамилни имена у българите [Dictionary of Bulgarian Personal and Family Names] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 84

## Macedonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɔɾis]

### Proper noun

Борис • (Boris) m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Boris

## Russian
### Alternative forms

* Бори́съ (Borís) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Борисъ (Borisŭ), the name of Boris I of Bulgaria, from Bulgar (Byzantine Greek Βόγορις (Bógoris)).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɐˈrʲis]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Бори́с • (Borís) m anim (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́сы, genitive plural Бори́сов)
* a male given name, Boris, equivalent to English Boris

#### Derived terms

* (Diminutives) Бо́ря (Bórja), Бо́ба (Bóba), Боб (Bob), Борю́ля (Borjúlja), Бору́ля (Borúlja), Борю́ня (Borjúnja), Борю́ся (Borjúsja), Борю́ха (Borjúxa), Борю́ша (Borjúša), Боря́ха (Borjáxa), Боря́ша (Borjáša)
* (Endearing forms) Бо́ренька (Bórenʹka), Бо́речка (Bórečka)
* (Pejorative forms) Бори́ска (Boríska), Бо́рька (Bórʹka)
* (Patronymics) Бори́сович (Borísovič)/Борисы́ч (Borisýč), Бори́совна (Borísovna)/Бори́сна (Borísna)
* (Surnames) Бори́сов (Borísov)

#### Descendants
##### Transliterations

* English: Boris
* Estonian: Boris
* Latvian: Boriss
* Chinese: 鮑里斯 (Bàolǐsī)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bôːris/
* Hyphenation: Бо‧рис

### Proper noun

Бо̑рис m (Latin spelling Bȏris)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Boris

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Alternative forms

* (obsolete) Борі́съ (Borís), Вори́с (Vorýs), Борисъ (Borys), Бо́риса (Bórysa)

### Etymology

From Old East Slavic Борисъ (Borisŭ), and ultimately from Old Church Slavonic Борисъ (Borisŭ), from which came also Bulgarian Борис (Boris) or Богорис (Bogoris), after Boris I of Bulgaria (852–889), who adopted Christianity. Another theory derives the name from the abbreviation of Old Church Slavonic Бориславъ (Borislavŭ) – compare Ukrainian Бори́сла́в (Borýsláv).
Surname derives from the given name.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɔˈrɪs]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Бори́с • (Borýs) m pers (genitive Бори́са, nominative plural Бори́си, genitive plural Бори́сів)
* a male given name, Borys, equivalent to English Boris

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) Бори́сик (Borýsyk), Бори́ско (Borýsko), Бори́сьо (Borýsʹo), Бо́рко (Bórko), Бо́ря (Bórja)
* (patronymic) Бори́сівна (Borýsivna), Бори́сович (Borýsovyč)
* (dialectal) Бори́ло (Borýlo), Бо́рич (Bóryč)
* (surname) Бори́с (Borýs), Бори́сів (Borýsiv), Борисе́нко (Borysénko), Бори́ско (Borýsko), Борисове́ць (Borysovécʹ), Борисю́к (Borysjúk), Борися́к (Borysják), Борисоглі́бська (Borysohlíbsʹka), Бори́щенко (Borýščenko)
* (toponym) Бори́си (Borýsy), Бори́сковичі (Borýskovyči), Бори́сів (Borýsiv), Бори́сівка (Borýsivka), Бори́спіль (Borýspilʹ)

#### Descendants

* English: Borys, Boris