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I totally wear my heart on my shirtsleeve where Boris is concerned. I just love the name. I like saying it, I like looking at it. I'd be thrilled if I could pin it on a child someday--and I don't even want children.
But I can't seem to pair it with a decent middle name. So far the only vague ideas I have are:
Boris Franz (Thanks, Idony!)
Boris Jeremiah
Boris Pavel
Any middle name suggestions? I'd prefer not match it up with something Russian, Bulgarian, etc.; I'd rather balance it with something less Slavic to even out the stereotypical baggage.
Insults are tentatively welcome. :-)
But I can't seem to pair it with a decent middle name. So far the only vague ideas I have are:
Boris Franz (Thanks, Idony!)
Boris Jeremiah
Boris Pavel
Any middle name suggestions? I'd prefer not match it up with something Russian, Bulgarian, etc.; I'd rather balance it with something less Slavic to even out the stereotypical baggage.
Insults are tentatively welcome. :-)
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It reminds me 100% of Boris Johnson, and I have an incredible soft spot for him, despite the fact that he's a checklist of things I hate (Old Etonian, Tory, complete snob who has never thought before speaking). I suppose that makes the name a guilty pleasure, though it isn't actually a favourite.
I love faerielights' suggestion of Boris Aaron ... Can't do better than that :-)
I love faerielights' suggestion of Boris Aaron ... Can't do better than that :-)
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I too am a fan of the name Boris. You never really hear it here in Australia. Come to think of it, I don't know that I've ever seen or heard of a Boris, in my day to day life. Out of the combos you have my fave is Boris Jeremiah. I also like:
Boris Lev
Boris Maxim
Boris Dimitri
Boris Luka
Boris Mikhail
Boris Milan
Boris Nikolai
Boris Valentin
Boris Viktor
Boris Yuri
Boris Angel
Boris Emil
Boris Gavrail
Boris Marko
Boris Yordan
Boris Lev
Boris Maxim
Boris Dimitri
Boris Luka
Boris Mikhail
Boris Milan
Boris Nikolai
Boris Valentin
Boris Viktor
Boris Yuri
Boris Angel
Boris Emil
Boris Gavrail
Boris Marko
Boris Yordan
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I've never met a Boris before, either. My mother is the only person I know who has actually known one in real life, and that was back when she was in high school.
I like Boris Lev a lot--maybe because I like the name Borislav, too. :-) The shorter middle names are tending to sound good with it to me. Maybe their length just leaves them with less style to clash with Boris.
Boris Emil is a great one, too. I love Emil, and I never thought to pair them together. Boris Valentin is pretty awesome. I have to say that I think Valentin is a name with a lot of punch to it. I think that combo makes a nice impact. Boris Maxim is another from your suggestions that is sounding pretty good to me, too. The length is good, and the M names follow Boris pretty well, IMO.
Thanks! :-)
I like Boris Lev a lot--maybe because I like the name Borislav, too. :-) The shorter middle names are tending to sound good with it to me. Maybe their length just leaves them with less style to clash with Boris.
Boris Emil is a great one, too. I love Emil, and I never thought to pair them together. Boris Valentin is pretty awesome. I have to say that I think Valentin is a name with a lot of punch to it. I think that combo makes a nice impact. Boris Maxim is another from your suggestions that is sounding pretty good to me, too. The length is good, and the M names follow Boris pretty well, IMO.
Thanks! :-)
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I can't say I love the sound of Boris, but I'd love to meet a little Boris. :) I would say pair it with a more common name, to balance things out, but you've got a point--it doesn't sound quite 'right' with most mn's. :-/ Part of the problem (for me, at least) is that it sounds like you're calling someone "boorish" when you say a combo--like Boris Charles = boorish Charles. :(
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Frustrating is exactly the word for it.
It's funny that I could come up with a thousand combos for William, another name that I love, but I can think of about three for Boris that kinda sorta sound alright. I guess it's just a difficult name.
Boris Aaron is a nice one. I like Aaron a lot in its own right, actually. I tend to be into biblical names quite a bit. I think they're in a good neutral territory that works well if you want to avoid that kind of stereotypical ethnic name overkill. :-)
It's funny that I could come up with a thousand combos for William, another name that I love, but I can think of about three for Boris that kinda sorta sound alright. I guess it's just a difficult name.
Boris Aaron is a nice one. I like Aaron a lot in its own right, actually. I tend to be into biblical names quite a bit. I think they're in a good neutral territory that works well if you want to avoid that kind of stereotypical ethnic name overkill. :-)
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I have to confess I came up with the suggestions the other night by typing Boris into wikipedia and taking the middle names from the guys on there. They were mostly Russian politicans/ scientists.
Ok, here goes:
Boris Everard
Boris Emeric
Boris Lucian
Boris Vincent
Boris Dominic
Boris Josiah
Boris Edgar
Boris Harold
Boris Noel
Boris Aloysius- Very hard to say, but I wanted to put it anyway
Boris Joachim
Boris Ishmael
Boris Edmund
Boris Hector
Boris Oscar/ Oskar
Ok, here goes:
Boris Everard
Boris Emeric
Boris Lucian
Boris Vincent
Boris Dominic
Boris Josiah
Boris Edgar
Boris Harold
Boris Noel
Boris Aloysius- Very hard to say, but I wanted to put it anyway
Boris Joachim
Boris Ishmael
Boris Edmund
Boris Hector
Boris Oscar/ Oskar
This message was edited 3/6/2007, 5:08 PM
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Lol!
Maybe you've discovered a good system--check out what names other people have, and work from there. :-)
Of your suggestions I like very much:
Boris Emeric
Boris Dominic --Dominic is a new favorite-ish of mine
Boris Joachim
Boris Ishmael --though I'm not very good at saying it, apparently. It took a second of conscious effort to not say Borish Ishmael the first time
Boris Oscar / Oskar --I like both spellings about equally for now
Boris Edgar --I think Edgar is pretty cool, a bit of an unexpected ending to an Ed- name. Related to its ending: I went through a phase where I like the name Ansgar, though I'm thinking I've passed out of that one.
Maybe you've discovered a good system--check out what names other people have, and work from there. :-)
Of your suggestions I like very much:
Boris Emeric
Boris Dominic --Dominic is a new favorite-ish of mine
Boris Joachim
Boris Ishmael --though I'm not very good at saying it, apparently. It took a second of conscious effort to not say Borish Ishmael the first time
Boris Oscar / Oskar --I like both spellings about equally for now
Boris Edgar --I think Edgar is pretty cool, a bit of an unexpected ending to an Ed- name. Related to its ending: I went through a phase where I like the name Ansgar, though I'm thinking I've passed out of that one.
This message was edited 3/6/2007, 5:01 PM
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Boris Becker
I noticed his name cruising Wikipedia for Borises, too. I don't mind that. I only vaguely know who he is, so I can easily ignore him. :-)
I noticed his name cruising Wikipedia for Borises, too. I don't mind that. I only vaguely know who he is, so I can easily ignore him. :-)
This message was edited 3/6/2007, 6:04 PM
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Ha!
Your close makes me really wish I had something insulting to say, but nope, the worst I have is that Pavel sounds like jewelry to me. I don't love Franz, but it works well in the middle and flows. Boris Jeremiah doesn't flow well to me. I don't love Boris, but compared to the bazillion Aidans out there, it is a breath of fresh air.
Boris Karl (heh)
Boris Paul
Boris Victor
Boris Walter
Boris Charles
I'm not on my combo game tonight, I'm afraid.
Your close makes me really wish I had something insulting to say, but nope, the worst I have is that Pavel sounds like jewelry to me. I don't love Franz, but it works well in the middle and flows. Boris Jeremiah doesn't flow well to me. I don't love Boris, but compared to the bazillion Aidans out there, it is a breath of fresh air.
Boris Karl (heh)
Boris Paul
Boris Victor
Boris Walter
Boris Charles
I'm not on my combo game tonight, I'm afraid.
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