Bors

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12/1/2024, 10:33 PM Mike C bors update #117
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1/21/2022, 9:40 PM Mike C bors added (from user-submitted name 34185)
6/13/2016, 12:51 PM SeaHorse15 34185
7/27/2012, 2:50 AM SeaHorse15 34185
1/21/2010, 4:21 PM Jon Michael Willson

Gender Masculine
Usage Arthurian Cycle
Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɔɹz/(American English) /ˈbɔːz/(British English)

Meaning & History

From French Bohort, probably from Old French behort or bohort meaning "jousting" or "jousting lance" [1][2]. First appearing in the 13th-century Lancelot-Grail Cycle, Bors was one of Arthur's knights who quested for the Holy Grail. His father, the king of Gaunnes, was also named Bors.