At a Glance
- Meaning
- Cattle tribute
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- buh-ROO
Boru is an Irish boy's name meaning “cattle tribute”. It appears in our list of 175+ River Baby Names That Flow Beautifully.
Meaning & Origin of Boru
Meaning: Cattle tribute.
Origin: Irish.
A common claim: Of the streams Actually: Boru stems from the Old Irish word for a tribute in cattle (bórumha), not streams.
Source: Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Boru
buh-ROOIPA /bəˈruː/
Popularity of Boru
Boru doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Boru
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