Dobromila

Girl · Old Slavic

Dobromila

Say it: DOH-broh-mih-lah

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Meaning

From Slavic dobro 'good' and mil 'dear'.

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Kind

Taken as a patriotic second name in the Czech National Revival.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

  1. The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
  2. Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
  3. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

CzechPolish

The family of the name

PolishDobromiła

Famous bearers

  • Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová, Czech writer

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Where this comes from

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