Dobravka as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dobravka

What is the meaning of the name Dobravka ?

The baby name Dobravka is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DOH-brahv-kah (approx.; IPA: /ˈdɔbravka/).

Dobravka is Slavic in Origin.

Dobravka is a Slavic feminine name most often traced to Proto‑Slavic dub-/doubr‑ “oak,” via dubrava/doubrava “oak grove,” giving the sense “woman of the oak grove.” This line underlies Czech Doubravka and the common South Slavic form Dubravka; Slovene Dobrava survives mainly as a place name. Because Slavic dobr‑ means “good,” the spelling Dobravka is sometimes reinterpreted as “good, kind,” and Polish Dobrawa is explained that way in some sources.

The name appears in the 10th century with Doubravka (Polish: Dobrawa), the Bohemian princess who married Mieszko I of Poland. Recorded variants include Doubravka (Czech, Slovak), Dubravka (Croatian, Serbian, Montenegrin), Dobrava (Slovene), and Polish Dobrawa/Dąbrówka. Today the Dobravka spelling is rare, while Dubravka remains well used in the western Balkans.

⚙ Dobravka turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. That usually points to a very rare, regional, or newly coined name. However you look at it, very few people share it.