Bora (Turkish name)

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Bora
Pronunciation [ˈboɾa]
GenderMasculine
Language(s) Turkish
Origin
Word/name Turkish and Mongolian
MeaningStorm, a strong wind that usually brings rain
Other names
Variant form(s) Boran, Borahan

Bora is a common masculine Turkish given name that means "storm" or "a strong wind that usually brings rain". [1]

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Etymology

According to the Turkish Language Association, the name Bora derives from the Italian word borea, [1] which ultimately related to the Ancient Greek Βορέας. [2] . Some etymological studies also suggest a possible connection to the Proto-Turkic *bora-, meaning "storm". [3] [4] It is of the same root with the Turkish burağan, meaning "whirlwind" or "tornado", and is cognate with Bashkir буран (buran), Crimean Tatar boran, Kazakh боран (boran) and Turkmen boran. [5] [6] In addition, it is possible that it is related to the Mongolian бороо, signifying "rain". [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Türk Dil Kurumu | Sözlük". sozluk.gov.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
  2. ↑ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Bora (1)". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
  3. ↑ "bora". Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 17 April 2025.
  4. ↑ Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg. "Turkic etymology: *bora-". starlingdb.org.
  5. ↑ Çağbayır, Yaşar. Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük. Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat. p. 699.
  6. ↑ "burağan". Wiktionary, the free dictionary. 3 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "bora". Nişanyan Sözlük (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-07-01.
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