Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
BOROS
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to internal or external characteristics, circumstances or event |
| Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the Hungarian adjective boros meaning ‘related to wine’ and refers to a characteristic feature (e.g. drinking a lot). It may also refer to an occupation or activity (e.g. wine merchant). Variant: Boross. |