"Boron" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Borons [plural]
Etymology: * As a Polish surname, pet form of Borzysław, Borzymir, formed from obsolete bor (“to fight”), from Proto-Slavic *borti. * As a French surname, from a placename in Franche-Comté. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Baron. * The placename in California is from the element boron. Etymology templates: {{der|en|pl|-}} Polish, {{m|en|Borzysław}} Borzysław, {{m|en|Borzymir}} Borzymir, {{m|pl|bor|t=to fight}} bor (“to fight”), {{der|en|sla-pro|*borti}} Proto-Slavic *borti, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{m|en|Baron}} Baron, {{m|en|boron}} boron Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Borons}} Boron (plural Borons)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Boron-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A census-designated place in Kern County, California, United States. Categories (place): Census-designated places in California, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in California, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Boron-en-name-YSZwXHhU

Inflected forms

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