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Borja - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Borja

[ 2 syll. bo-rja, bor-ja ] The boy name Borja is pronounced as BAORYah KEY. Borja is a Russian and Spanish name of Slavonic and Spanish origin. Slavonic and Spanish origin, Spanish use: Derived literally from the word 'borja' which means hut. The name is of obscure origin and meaning. It was borne by the Spanish Jesuit, Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572); his Spanish name is San Francisco de Borja. He is the patron saint against earthquakes. The English name Borgia is a form of the name.

In addition, Borja is a Russian pet form of the German, Russian, and Slavic name Boris.

Borja is a baby boy name of irregular use. It is not ranked within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Borja include the Russian Borya, the Urdu Babar, the English Bari, the Irish Barra, the English Barrey, the English Barri, the English and Irish Barrie, the English and Irish Barry, the English Berry, the Albanian Bujar, the Arabic Bahir, the Irish Bairre, the Hebrew Bar, the Spanish Bario, the Spanish Baruj, the English Bear, the English Ber, the Scandinavian Birre, the Czech Bohumír, and the Vietnamese Bourey.

KEY: English pronunciation for Borja: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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