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I was trying to get some infor on the origins of the surname Borza. Any suggestions. After some research we (my wife and I) have pinpointed it down to the Hungarian or slovakia heritage and possible deriving from the hungarian word "bor" for wine as has been posted on the sight. Anyone have addtional info?
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Borza
Hungarian: nickname from Hungarian borzas ‘unkempt’, ‘tousled’, ‘disheveled’.
Slovak (also Borža): unexplained
From ...http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=Borza
Hungarian: nickname from Hungarian borzas ‘unkempt’, ‘tousled’, ‘disheveled’.
Slovak (also Borža): unexplained
From ...http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/fact.aspx?&fid=10&fn=&ln=Borza
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Although if it is Slovakian ...I'd guess it may be related to the common Slavic name, Boris ...hence...
Boris
Russian: apparently in origin not of Slavonic etymology, but from the Tartar nickname Bogoris “small”. It was later, however, taken to be a shortened form of Borislav, composed of the elements bor battle + slav glory. The name was borne in the 9th century by a ruler of Bulgaria who converted his kingdom to Christianity and sheltered disciples of Sts Cyril and Methodius when they were expelled from Moravia. The name was also borne by a 10th-century Russian saint, son of Prince Vladimir of Kiev and brother of St Gleb. It is as a result of his influence that Boris is one of the very few non-classical names that the Orthodox Church allows to be taken as baptismal names (although the saint himself bore the baptismal name Romanus). Pet forms: Borya, Boba.
Boris
Russian: apparently in origin not of Slavonic etymology, but from the Tartar nickname Bogoris “small”. It was later, however, taken to be a shortened form of Borislav, composed of the elements bor battle + slav glory. The name was borne in the 9th century by a ruler of Bulgaria who converted his kingdom to Christianity and sheltered disciples of Sts Cyril and Methodius when they were expelled from Moravia. The name was also borne by a 10th-century Russian saint, son of Prince Vladimir of Kiev and brother of St Gleb. It is as a result of his influence that Boris is one of the very few non-classical names that the Orthodox Church allows to be taken as baptismal names (although the saint himself bore the baptismal name Romanus). Pet forms: Borya, Boba.
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