Boris, Borys or Barys (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian: Борис; Belarusian: Барыс) is a male name of Bulgar origin, an extinct Oghur Turkic language.
In Russian Baby Names the meaning of the name Boris is: Fight. Fighter. Famous bearers: Russian writer Boris Pasternak, author of Dr Zhivagoz; Boris Godunov, Tsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605; British actor Boris Karloff, who played Frankenstein's monster in 1931.
Borya is a Russian diminutive of Boris. Boris is a Slavic name and is very uncommon in the English language. It is a shortened version of the name Borislav which is derived from the Slavic term “boru” which means battle or fight.
Boris, Johnson has been described as one of the few politicians to be more commonly referred to by his given name than his last name. BoJo, a portmanteau of his forename and surname. Often used by the press internationally. BoJo the Clown, a pun on Bozo the Clown, a more pejorative form of the nickname "BoJo".
Hungarian : from Boris, a pet form of the female personal name Borbála, or in some cases possibly from the male personal name Barabás.
The Anglosphere female name Joan entered the English language through the Old French forms, Johanne and Jehanne, female variants of the male name Johannes. In Catalan-Valencian and Occitan, Joan (pronounced [(d)ʒuˈan]) has been in continuous use as the native, masculine form of John since at least the Middle Ages.
Ziggy is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Zigmunt and other names.
It's still an uncommon name in the UK, but has grown in popularity since the 1990s. Its most famous bearer is now prime minister, though Boris Johnson has been a household name since first appearing on the BBC quiz show Have I Got News For You in 1998.
The surname Boras was first found in Worcestershire at Boreston, small village and civil parish which borders on the Shropshire border. The place name dates back to 188 where it was listed as Bureston and possibly meant "peasant's farmstead" from the Old English words bur + tun.
'Elizaveta' (Eлизaвeтa), a Russian form of the name, has been in the top 10 names given to baby girls born in Moscow, Russia in the past 10 years.
In European and Assyrian usage, the name Toma is a version of Thomas, originating from Aramaic t'om'a, meaning twin. In the Russian language, Toma may be a diminutive of the male first name Avtonom.
Pyotr is a Russian given name that is equivalent to the English name, Peter.
Interestingly, some traditional Russian names are popular across all the ex-Soviet republics, in particular Alexander, Sergey, Maksim and Andrey; and Anna, Olga, Sofia and Anastasia.
Ivan (Cyrillic: Иван / Іван) is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name Iōánnēs (English: John) from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן Yôḥānnān meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries.
Vladimir is a masculine name of Slavic origin, meaning “to rule with greatness,” “peaceful ruler,” and “ruler of the world.” Vladimir comes from the Old Church Slavonic name Volodiměrŭ and is incredibly popular throughout Slavic and Russian-speaking countries.
Boris, Borys or Barys (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian: Борис; Belarusian: Барыс) is a male name of Bulgar origin, an extinct Oghur Turkic language.
“How about Izzy Astoni-Thompson?” he proposed. Ziggy suggested that they check with the baby, before confirming their decision and officially making Izzy Astoni-Thompson the newest resident of Summer Bay.
Zara is originally an Arabic baby girl name meaning “radiance” or “blooming flower”. Traditionally, Zara is associated with the English baby name Sarah, making its influence multi-cultural indeed! Though this baby girl name travels across the globe, it was made famous by the British royal family back in 1981.
The name Ziggy is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "victory". The ultimate nicknamey name, à la Ziggy Stardust or the comic-strip character Ziggy. Then again, there's Ziggy Marley, and most anything Marley is cool. It's used for a handful girls every year in England & Wales.
Élise, Elise, Elyse or Elize is the shortened feminine French form of Elizabeth, coming originally from the Hebrew name אלישבע (אלי = My God שבע = oath) and meaning "My God is an oath" or "My God is abundance".
As a first name, Jacques is often phonetically converted to English as Jacob, Jake (from Jacob), or Jack. Jack, from Jankin, is usually a diminutive of John but can also be used as a short form for many names derived from Jacob like Jacques.
Catalina is an equivalent to Katherine or Catherine in English, Αικατερίνη (Ekaterini) and Κατερίνα (Katerina) in Greek, Cătălina, Екатерина (Yekaterina) in Russian, Caterina in Italian, Romanian, Catalan and Ukrainian, Catherine in French, Katarzyna in Polish, and Catarina in Portuguese and Galician.