Dobroslav

Gender Masculine

Usage Croatian, Serbian, Czech, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic [1]

Scripts Доброслав(Serbian, Bulgarian)

Pronounced Pron. DO-bro-slaf(Czech) [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Derived from the Slavic elements dobru "good" and slava "glory".

Related Names

DiminutiveDobri(Bulgarian)

Feminine FormDobroslava(Czech)

Other Languages & CulturesDobrosław(Polish)

Popularity

Name Days

Croatia: January 10

Croatia: July 11

Croatia: November 1

Croatia: November 13

Czechia: June 5

Slovakia: January 15

Categories

glory, goodness, medieval

Sources & References

Goldschmidt, Paul. A Dictionary of Period Russian Names, available from https://heraldry.sca.org/names/paul/.

Entry updated February 4, 2020