Borda may refer to: *

Qaṣīda al-Burda ''Qasīdat al-Burda'' (, "Ode of the Mantle"), or ''al-Burda'' for short, is a thirteenth-century ode of praise for Muhammad composed by the Shadhili mystic al-Busiri of Egypt. The poem, whose actual title is "The Celestial Lights in Praise of ...

, a famous Sufi poem. * Borda (building) or borde, traditional cattle farmers' buildings in the Pyrenees, a barn, sheepfold, or stable * Places in India ** Borda, Goa, a town and suburb of the city of Margao in the state of Goa, India ** Borda, Maharashtra, a village in Osmanabad district of Maharashtra State, India ** Borda, Bhopal, a village in Madhya Pradesh, India *

Borda da Mata Borda da Mata is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Personalities The carmelite nun Tereza Margarida do Coração de Maria was born there. See also * List of municipalities in Minas Gerais This is a list of the municipalities in the Stat ...

, a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil *''Borda'', the Hungarian name for Burda village,

Budureasa Budureasa (, ) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 2,553 as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Budureasa, Burda (''Borda''), Saca (''Száka''), Săliște de Beiuș (''Belényesszeleste''), and Teleac (''Tele ...

Commune, Bihor County, Romania *

Borda (crater) Borda is a lunar impact crater that lies between Santbech to the north-northwest and Reichenbach slightly further away to the south-southeast. It was named after French astronomer Jean-Charles de Borda Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (4 M ...

, a lunar crater *

Borda (legendary creature) The Borda is a legendary creature that belongs to the culture of the Emilia-Romagna and other areas of the Po Valley in Italy. It is a sort of witch that appears, blindfolded and horrible, both at night and on foggy days and kills anyone who has ...

, in the culture of the Emilia-Romagna of the Po Valley, Italy *

Borda count The Borda method or order of merit is a positional voting rule that gives each candidate a number of points equal to the number of candidates ranked below them: the lowest-ranked candidate gets 0 points, the second-lowest gets 1 point, and so on ...

, a single-winner election method *

Borda–Carnot equation In fluid dynamics the Borda–Carnot equation is an empirical description of the mechanical energy losses of the fluid due to a (sudden) flow expansion. It describes how the total head reduces due to the losses. This is in contrast with Bernoulli ...

in fluid dynamics *

BORDA The Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association (BORDA) is a non-profit international development organization headquartered in Bremen, Germany. It has regional offices in Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Tanzania, as well as ...

, Bremen Overseas Research and Development Association * House of Borda, family name of a French-Spanish noble house *

Hospital Borda The Hospital Interdisciplinario Psicoasistencial José Tiburcio Borda (alternate: Municipal Hospital of José Tiburcio Borda; nickname: El Borda) is the largest and most notable psychiatric hospital in Argentina. Situated on , El Borda is located ...

, the largest and most notable psychiatric hospital in Argentina

People

Aritz Borda Aritz Borda Etxezarreta (born 3 January 1985) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a central defender. Club career Born in Lasarte-Oria, Gipuzkoa, Borda spent his first seven seasons as a senior in the Segunda División B, competin ...

, a Spanish footballer * César Borda (1993–2019), an Argentine footballer *

Deborah Borda Deborah Borda (born 1949) is a retired American music executive. Early life and education Borda was born on July 15, 1949, in New York. At age 12, she moved with her family to Boston. She graduated from Bennington College with a BA in music i ...

, an American orchestra executive * Itxaro Borda (born 1959), French writer in Basque language *

Jean-Charles de Borda Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (4 May 1733 – 19 February 1799) was a French mathematician, physicist, and Navy officer. Biography Borda was born in the city of Dax to Jean‐Antoine de Borda and Jeanne‐Marie Thérèse de Lacroix. In 17 ...

(1733–1799), a French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor * Lidia Borda, an Argentine tango singer * Soleil Borda, an American teen actress *

Lino (Carmel) Gauci Borda Lino (Carmel) Gauci Borda (1936 – 13 February 2019) was a Maltese doctor and politician from the Nationalist Party. He served in the Parliament of Malta between 1976 and 1994. His nephew Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici Carmelo "Carm" Mifsud Bonnic ...

, Maltese politician * Manuel Borda, Maltese politician *Arturo Borda (1883–1953), a Bolivian surrealist painter * Pepe Serret Borda ( 1941-1993), a Spanish businessman * Anapaola Borda Rodas (born 2004), Argentine chess master

Ships

* French ship ''Borda'', six different French naval ships named ''Borda''