Bora
See also: bora, bóra, borā, böra, and Borá
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Bora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Romaleidae – certain lubber grasshoppers.
References
Romaleidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Romaleidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Romaleidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Bora
- A language spoken in Colombia and Peru.
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Bora terms
Etymology 2
Various origins:
- Borrowed from Assamese বৰা (bora), a surname of unclear origin.
- Borrowed from Romanian Bora, a feminine hypocoristic form of the personal name Boris.
- Borrowed from Polish Bora, a pet form of Borzyslaw or Bolebor.
- Borrowed from Hungarian Bora, a variant of Bara.
Proper noun
Bora (plural Boras)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bora is the 35812th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 627 individuals. Bora is most common among White (58.05%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (33.17%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bora”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194.
Anagrams
- Abor, Baro, baro-, boar, broa
Albanian
Etymology
From borë (“snow”), possibly related to Illyrian *Bora, *Boria.
Proper noun
Bora f
- a female given name
Related terms
- borë
- Boran
- Borake
- Borana
- Borasha
- Borbardha
- Boriana
- Borime
- Borina
- Borsaka
- Borushe
Turkish
Etymology
Related to Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās, “north wind”).
Proper noun
Bora
- a male given name