Borislav

Borislav
Pronunciation	Ukrainian: [boˈr(ʲ)izlɑu̯~boˈrɪzlɑu̯] ; Serbo-Croatian: [boˈrizlaʋ] ; Macedonian: [bɔˈriːzlaf] ; Bulgarian: [boˈrizɫaf]
Gender	Male
Origin
Language(s)	Slavic
Other names
Derived	borti (battle) and slava (glory, fame)
Related names	Borislava (f), Borisav, Boris

Last updated October 03, 2025

Borislav or Boryslav (Cyrillic : Борислав) is a Slavic masculine given name, derived from the Slavic elements borti (battle) and slava (glory, fame).^[1] The feminine form of the name is Borislava.

Notable people with the name

Borislav Abadzhiev (born 1963), Bulgarian boxer
Borislav Ananiev (born 1955), Bulgarian sprint canoer
Borislav Antonić born 1964), Serbian politician
Borislav Apostolov (born 1990), Bulgarian volleyball player
Borislav Arapović (born 1935), Bosnian-Croatian born poet, linguist and literary scholar
Borislav Asenov (born 1959), Bulgarian cyclist
Borislav Baldzhiyski (born 1990), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Batikov (born 1959), Bulgarian modern pentathlete
Boryslav Bereza (born 1974), Ukrainian politician
Borislav Bešlić, Croatian murderer
Borislav Borisov (canoeist) (born 1954), Bulgarian sprint canoer
Borislav Borisov (footballer) (born 1990), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Borisov (gymnast) (born 1994), Bulgarian acrobatic gymnast
Boryslav Brondukov (1938–2004), Ukrainian actor
Borislav Ćorković (1933–2006), Serbian basketball coach
Borislav Ćurčić (1932–2015), Serbian basketball player
Borislav Cvetković (born 1962), Croatian-Serbian football player and manager
Borislav Damyanov (born 1998), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Dević (1963–2023), Serbian athlete
Borislav Dichev (born 1979), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Dimitrachkov (born 1968), Bulgarian alpine skier
Borislav Dimitrov (1951–2013), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Đorđević (born 1953), Serbian retired footballer
Borislav Drljača (1941–2020), Bosnian-Serbian folk singer
Borislav Bora Dugić (born 1949), Serbian musician
Borislav Đurović (1952–2003), Montenegrin footballer
Borislav Džaković (1947–2019), Serbian-Bosnian basketball coach
Borislav Gabrovski (1910–1977), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Georgiev (born 1974), former Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Gidikov (born 1965), Bulgarian weightlifter
Borislav Gutsanov (born 1967), Bulgarian politician
Borislav Gyulemetov (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Hazurov (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Herak (born 1971), Bosnian Serb military soldier
Borislav Iliev (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Ivanov (karateka) (born 1977), Bulgarian karateka
Borislav Ivanov (born 1987), Bulgarian chess player
Borislav Ivkov (1933–2022), Serbian chess grandmaster
Borislav Jeliazkov (born 1971), Bulgarian mixed martial artist
Borislav Jovanović (footballer) (born 1986), Serbian football player
Borislav Jovanović (writer) (born 1941), Montenegrin writer, poet and literary critic
Borislav Kamenski (1911–1990), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Karamatev (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Kiryakov (born 1963), Bulgarian alpine skier
Borislav Kuzmanović (born 1962), Croatian football player and coach
Borislav Kyosev (born 1961), Bulgarian volleyball player
Borislav Marinov (born 2005), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Mihajlović Mihiz (1922–1997), Serbian writer and literary critic
Borislav Mihaylov (born 1963), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Mikelić (1939–2018), Serbian businessman and politician
Borislav Mikić (born 1975), Bosnian footballer
Borislav Milanov (born 1983), Bulgarian composer, songwriter and record producer
Borislav Milić (1925–1986), Yugoslav chess player
Borislav Milošević (1934–2013), Yugoslav diplomat
Borislav Nikolov (born 1992), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Novachkov (born 1989), Bulgarian freestyle wrestler
Borislav Novaković (born 1964), Serbian politician
Borislav Ochushki (born 1934), Bulgarian cross-country skier
Borislav Paravac (born 1943), Bosnian Serb politician
Borislav Pavlov (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Pekić (1930–1992), Serbian writer and political activist
Borislav Pelević (1956–2018), Serbian politician
Borislav Pilipović (born 1984), Bosnian football player
Borislav Popović (1931–2009), Serbian theatre and opera director
Borislav Rupanov (born 2004), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Sandov (born 1982), Bulgarian ecologist, politician
Borislav Slavov (born 1973), Bulgarian video game composer
Borislav Sretkov (born 1952), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Stanković (1925–2020), Serbian basketball player and coach
Borislav Stankov (born 2002), commonly known as Slavy, Spanish-Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Stefanović (born 1974), Serbian politician
Borislav Stevanović (1975–2022), Serbian footballer
Borislav Stjepanović (born 1946), Yugoslav actor
Borislav Stojkov (born 1941), Serbian engineer and university professor
Borislav Stoyanov (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Stoyanov (cyclist) (born 1904), Bulgarian cyclist
Borislav Stoychev (born 1986), former Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Terzić (born 1991), Bosnian footballer
Borislav Tomoski (born 1972), Macedonian footballer
Borislav Topić (born 1984), Bosnian footballer
Borislav Traikovski (1917–1996), Macedonian painter
Borislav Tsekov (born 1972), Bulgarian constitutional lawyer
Borislav Tsonev (born 1995), Bulgarian footballer
Borislav Tsvetkov (born 1967), Bulgarian sprint canoer
Borislav Vasilev (born 1951), Bulgarian rower
Borislav Velichkov (born 1961), Bulgarian wrestler
Borislav Vujadinović (born 1959), Bosnian bobsledder
Borislav Vučević (born 1958), Montenegrin basketball player
Borislav Yordanov (1908–1990), Bulgarian alpine skier

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Origin
Pronunciation	Ukrainian: [boˈr(ʲ)izlɑu̯~boˈrɪzlɑu̯] Serbo-Croatian: [boˈrizlaʋ] Macedonian: [bɔˈriːzlaf] Bulgarian: [boˈrizɫaf]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Slavic
Other names
Derived	borti (battle) and slava (glory, fame)
Related names	Borislava (f), Borisav, Boris