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Help[Facts] ~yawn~ It's too early in the morning and I pressed the enter-key before I was done (m)
in reply to a message by Ivayla
Boriana/Boryana (both spellings are right) is a female form of Boris, and as far as I know, it's as old as Boris (which means very old!).
As the site says, Boris is commonly (and mistakenly) considered to be the short form of Borislav. The proposers of this theory, however, have still to explain why there is Stanislav but not Stanis, Jaroslav and not Jaros, etc.
According to my sources, Boris was a name used by the proto-Bulgarians (and probably other Turkic tribes) from before they mingled with the Slavs. There are several theories about its origin. It might mean wolf (from the Turkic bjori), tiger (from the Altaian bars), but the one I personally tend to agree with is that the name was derived from the Mongolian bogoris - short. The proto-Bulgarians used the names Boris and Bogoris interchangeably which has lead some to believe that Boris is actually short from Bogoris.
The name was considered to be pagan up until the 860s when Boris I converted Bulgaria to Christianity. A century later the Russian great knyaz (?) Vladimir I who converted Kiev Russia to Christianity (988-989) named one of his sons Boris. According to the Russian historic sources, Boris and his brother Gleb were the children of Vladimir I by "some Bulgarian". They were killed around 1015 by their step-brother Svyatopolk who later claimed the Russian throne. A few years later they were both canonized, and as far as I know, st. Boris and Gleb are still revered in not only Russia, but also in Belorussia and Ukraine. From Russia the name spread to the neighboring countries, but until the turn of the 20th century it was mainly used in the royal families of Eastern Europe. In Russia it became popular for the common folk after the October revolution (1918); in Bulgaria it regained its popularity after the birth of the heir to the throne Boris III (the father of the now-prime-minister Simeon).
Of course, there are no such recordings of the name Boriana but most historians believe it is the female form of Boris and has been used for a looooooooooong time.
Hope that helps :)
As the site says, Boris is commonly (and mistakenly) considered to be the short form of Borislav. The proposers of this theory, however, have still to explain why there is Stanislav but not Stanis, Jaroslav and not Jaros, etc.
According to my sources, Boris was a name used by the proto-Bulgarians (and probably other Turkic tribes) from before they mingled with the Slavs. There are several theories about its origin. It might mean wolf (from the Turkic bjori), tiger (from the Altaian bars), but the one I personally tend to agree with is that the name was derived from the Mongolian bogoris - short. The proto-Bulgarians used the names Boris and Bogoris interchangeably which has lead some to believe that Boris is actually short from Bogoris.
The name was considered to be pagan up until the 860s when Boris I converted Bulgaria to Christianity. A century later the Russian great knyaz (?) Vladimir I who converted Kiev Russia to Christianity (988-989) named one of his sons Boris. According to the Russian historic sources, Boris and his brother Gleb were the children of Vladimir I by "some Bulgarian". They were killed around 1015 by their step-brother Svyatopolk who later claimed the Russian throne. A few years later they were both canonized, and as far as I know, st. Boris and Gleb are still revered in not only Russia, but also in Belorussia and Ukraine. From Russia the name spread to the neighboring countries, but until the turn of the 20th century it was mainly used in the royal families of Eastern Europe. In Russia it became popular for the common folk after the October revolution (1918); in Bulgaria it regained its popularity after the birth of the heir to the throne Boris III (the father of the now-prime-minister Simeon).
Of course, there are no such recordings of the name Boriana but most historians believe it is the female form of Boris and has been used for a looooooooooong time.
Hope that helps :)
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