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Boris as a feminine name represents an extremely unusual gender application, as Boris is traditionally and overwhelmingly used as a masculine name across cultures. Of Slavic origin, Boris derives from an old Bulgarian word meaning 'wolf' or 'fighter,' though some sources connect it to the Turkic 'bogoris' meaning 'short.' While firmly established as a male name throughout Eastern Europe (particularly Russia, Bulgaria, and Serbia), its use for girls is virtually unheard of and would be considered highly unconventional. This unusual gender application might represent an emerging creative trend, family tradition, or cross-cultural adaptation. In most Slavic countries, the feminine form would typically be 'Borislava' or 'Boriska' rather than Boris.

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The name Boris is a boy's name of Slavic origin meaning "to fight".

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Boris is one of the old Russian names being revived by chic Europeans; it hasn't quite made a comeback yet in the U.S., but it does have potential.
 For a long time the name has been associated with Boris Karloff, famed for playing Frankenstein's monster; he was William Henry Pratt before taking on the more captivating stage name of Boris — and the Karloff fear factor may have kept some parents away. Now, it might be the association with ex-Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson that puts some people off.
 A Russian saint's name, Boris has other more benign and inspiring namesakes like German-born tennis champ Boris Becker and writer Boris Pasternak, author of Dr. Zhivago, as well as the early Tsar Boris Gudonov, son-in-law of Ivan the Terrible, the subject of the Moussorgsky opera.
 Boris Trigorin is a main character in the Chekhov play The Seagull.

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