Borislav

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Borislaw (disambiguation) .

Borislaw is a Slavic male given name. The feminine form is Borislawa.

Origin and meaning

The name is made up of two parts. Bori- means fight and -slaw means fame. Thus Borislav means "glorious fighter" or "fighter for fame (honor)". The name joins the other Slavic names that end in -slaw: Jaroslaw , Miroslaw , Wladislaw or Stanislaw . According to one version, the male name Boris is an abbreviated form of Borislav.

Personal name

• Borislaw Baldschijski (* 1990), Bulgarian football player
• Boryslaw Brondukow (1938-2004), Ukrainian actor
• Borislaw Gidikow (* 1965), Bulgarian weightlifter, Olympic champion
• Borislav Michajlow (* 1963), Bulgarian football goalkeeper