The bora Surname
bora Name Meaning and History
- Indian (Gujarat): Muslim name based on the name of a Muslim community in Gujarat. It is believed to be a derivative of Sanskrit vyavahara ‘trade’. However, only one subgroup of the Boras is engaged in trade.
- Indian (Assam): Hindu name of unknown meaning.
- Romanian: from a feminine form of Boro, a short form of the personal name Boris.
- Polish: from a pet form of the personal names Borzyslaw or Bolebor.
- Hungarian: variant of Bara, a short form of the personal name Barabás, Hungarian form of Barnaby.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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