Boris
UK/ˈbɒɹɪs/US/ˈbɔɹɪs/
Boris proper noun: a male given name from the Slavic languages.
Proper noun
Boris (plural Borises)
- A male given name from the Slavic languages.
- Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019–2022)
- It's not like a Russian novel, where you read nine hundred forty-three pages and then finally Boris the peasant decides to commit suicide, and you wish he’d done it on page four. It’s not like that at all.2000 January, Frank McCourt (interviewee), Morning Edition, National Public Radio
- A person of Russian descent.
- Synonyms:
- Ivan
Boris meaning in Arabic
Boris in Arabic
- male given name
- بُورِيس burīs
Synonyms of Boris
Forms of Boris
| plural | Borises |
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Origin of Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís).
Words formed from Boris
- Boris bike
- Boris bounce
- Boris bus
- Borisian
- Borisism
- Borismania
- Boriswave
- Bozza
Phrases with Boris
Words that rhyme with Boris
Questions about Boris
- What does Boris mean?
- Boris means a male given name from the Slavic languages.
- What is Boris in Arabic?
- Boris in Arabic is بُورِيس (burīs). See Boris meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Boris?
- Boris is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Boris?
- Boris is pronounced /ˈbɒɹɪs/ (UK).
Words near Boris in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Boris (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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