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Version 1. What does the name Borisov mean.

There is a version: under Tsar Boris Godunov, some of the prisoners during the Lithuanian campaigns were sent to the eastern borders of Russia, so settlements from Tsar Boris were formed on the middle Volga, i.e. Borisov people. There are still a lot of them.

Version 2. The history of the origin of the name Borisov.

The surname is formed from the patronymic of the baptismal name of Boris and its derivatives - Borya, Borishche. As for the explanation of the name itself, there is no consensus; dictionaries offer an explanation from Russian. and bulg. - a wrestler or as an abbreviated form of the Slavic name Borislav. Borisovets. From the name of a resident of the city of Borisov. Borisikhin. maybe from Borisikh, Boris's wife.

Version 3.

The basis of the Borisov surname was the church name Boris. The surname of Borisov is formed from the baptismal name of Boris. This name is probably a truncated form of the Slavic name Borislav. However, there is another point of view, according to which, the name Boris goes back to the Bulgarian word 'wrestler'. However, the first hypothesis seems more plausible. One of the most famous representatives of this family name is Oleg Borisov (real name Albert) (1929-1994), Russian actor, People's Artist of the USSR (1978), USSR State Prize laureate (1978, 1991), State Prize of the Russian Federation (1991).Boris, eventually got the name Borisov.

Version 4.

The Slavic name Borislav was very popular in Ancient Russia. Until now, only its abbreviated form Boris has survived. From her came the names of Borin, Borisevich, Borisevsky, Borisenko, Borisenkov, Borisikhin, Borisov, Borisyak, Borichev, Borishchev, Borkov - Barkov, Borkovsky - Barkovsky, Boryasov, Boryatin, Boryatinsky. Surname Borisov in the hundred most common Russian surnames. The surname Borislavlev was formed more likely not from the name of Borislav, but from the name of the city: it has been known since 1387. People who were from there, of course, were called the Borislavlevs, Borislavlevs. The 'geographical' essence is also in the names of Borisoglebsky, Borisoglebsky, Borisoglebsky. The cities Borisoglebs and Borisoglebsk, named after the Russian saints Boris and Gleb, have been known since the 17th century. And the city of Boryspil 'bestowed' the names of its natives: Boryspil, Boryspil, Borishpol. In the surnames Barkov - Borkov, Barkovsky - Borkovsky 'hidden' archaic version of the name Boris - Barko, Borko.

Version 5.

The widespread Russian surname came from the old Slavic name Boris (the diminutive of Borislav is a glorious warrior), one of the few names of non-Byzantine origin, admitted by the Russian church as a baptismal name. Related surnames: Borin, Borisikhin, Borichev, Borishchev. Borisova Julia Konstantinovna (born 1925) is a wonderful actress, whose life is primarily associated with the Vakhtangov Theater in Moscow. There she played in the plays 'One' by S.I. Aleshin, 'Irkutsk Story' by A.N. Arbuzov, 'Warsaw Melody' by L.S. Zorin, performed her famous role - Princess Turandot in the play of the same name based on the play by K. Gozzi ' Love for three oranges. ' Julia Borisova starred in the movie: the films with her participation - 'Idiot' (Nastasya Filippovna) and 'Ambassador of the Soviet Union' (Koltsova) enjoyed extraordinary success.