BORIS  

Gender: M
Origin: Slavic
Meaning: "to fight"

One of the old Russian names being revived by chic Europeans. Are you cool enough to call your kid Boris? More to the point, will your son be cool enough to live with such a potentially clunky name?

Variations:
Borris, Boriss, Borys

Boris is being discussed in our message boards:

• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• Giant family? Are you ready for it?
• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF....BOYS
• TTC & hunting for names!
• Build a sibling set together!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Boris:

• RUSSIAN BOYS' NAMES
• RUSSIAN BABY NAMES
• OPERATIC BABY NAMES
• VAMPIRE BABY NAMES