Across the world, بور (Bore 
, Bor , Bure 
, along with others...) is a common gender-neutral given name. The first name بور is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but infrequently feminine name, Slovenia, where it is quite a rare male name, and Croatia. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Ethiopia, India, and Pakistan. More frequently, بور is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Bor, Bore | Ethiopia, Turkey, Kenya, United States, India |
| Bure | Ethiopia, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, India |
| Bohr, Burr | Germany, France, United Kingdom, United States, India |
| بور | Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Algeria, Iran |
بور is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Bor de Wolf , character in Fabeltjeskrant; Bor , the fictional character from 2013 film 'Thor: The Dark World' and Burr Redding , character in Oz.