Entry № 1596 · Bulgarian origin

Boryana Boryana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ bo-RYAH-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Bulgarian
Meaning
"Battle, struggle"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Medieval (Bulgarian)

A name that means "battle, struggle".

Boryana (Боряна) is the Bulgarian feminine name from borba (battle, struggle). Also linked to the wild thistle flower.

Boryana is widely used in Bulgaria.

Battle, struggle. The Bulgarian.

The name in its native script.

Боряна
Transliteration
Boryana
Pronunciation
/ boʊˈrjɑː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Boryana stands.

Boryana does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Boryanas before her.

Real people
Boryana Kaleyn
Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast.
born 2000
In fiction
Boryana
Common in Bulgarian fiction.

Names connected to Boryana.

The number behind Boryana.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Boryana reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.