Save Type Settlement Usage Spanish Pronounced Pron. /ˈboɾ.xa/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Arabic برْج (burj) meaning "tower" [1]. This is the name of a town in Aragon, Spain. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantBorja(Spanish) Surname DescendantBorja(Spanish) Sources & References Wehr, Hans. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Spoken Language Services, 1979, page 63.