Girl · Old Slavic
Dobrosława
Say it: doh-broh-SWAH-vah
Meaning
From Slavic dobro 'good' and slava 'glory, fame'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An old dithematic name kept alive mainly through Polish and South Slavic name-day calendars; very rare today.
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
Used by
The family of the name
| Czech | Dobroslava |
|---|---|
| Serbian | Dobroslava |
| Croatian | Dobroslava |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Calendars of saints and name days
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