Dalibor as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dalibor

What is the meaning of the name Dalibor ?

The baby name Dalibor is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈda.li.bor/ (Czech/Slavic) — DAH-lee-bor; English approximation: /ˈdɑːlɪbɔːr/.

Dalibor is Bulgarian, Croatian, Polish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak in Origin.

Dalibor is a masculine Slavic name built from the elements dal- “far, distant” and -bor “battle, fight,” yielding meanings such as “distant battle” or “one who fights from afar.” It appears widely across West and South Slavic languages - Czech, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Macedonian - with the Cyrillic spelling Далибор. The root -bor is shared with other martial names like Borislav and Bořivoj.

Use of Dalibor is documented in medieval Bohemia, most famously through Dalibor of Kozojedy, the 15th‑century Czech noble associated with Prague’s Daliborka Tower and immortalized in Smetana’s 1868 opera “Dalibor.” The name saw periodic revivals during Slavic cultural renaissances and maintains steady modern use in Central and Southeastern Europe. Variants and related forms include the feminine Dalibora (and Daliborka as a diminutive). Nicknames range by region: Dali, Dado, Dalík, Boro, and Bora.