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Boris

Pronunciation: BOHR-is, bah-REES (key)
Names related to Boris: Bo, Borya
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Origin of the name Boris:

Derived from the Russian boris (fight).

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Boris Becker, tennis player
Boris Karloff, actor
(Alexander) Boris Johnson, English politician and mayor of London

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Boris Badenov, Russian spy character in "Bullwinkle"

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