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The baby name Dobrila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced do-BREE-lah (IPA: /doˈbrila/).

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Pronunciation: do-BREE-lah (IPA: /doˈbrila/)

What is the meaning of the name Dobrila ?

The baby name Dobrila is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced do-BREE-lah (IPA: /doˈbrila/).

Dobrila is in Origin.

Dobrila is a South Slavic feminine given name built on the Common Slavic root dobr-, meaning “good, kind, benevolent.” Formed with a feminine suffix parallel to the masculine Dobrilo, it carries the sense of “the kind-hearted one” and has long conveyed warmth and moral goodness in Slavic naming traditions.

The name appears in Serbian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Slovene records, with modest popularity in the twentieth century across former Yugoslavia. Cultural recognition is reinforced by the celebrated Dalmatian legend of Miljenko i Dobrila, often called a local Romeo-and-Juliet tale set around Kaštela. Variants and related forms include the masculine Dobrilo; diminutives or affectionate forms such as Dobra and Dobrica; and regional relatives like Dobrinka and Dobrilka. Broader Slavic cognates that share the dobr- root include Dobroslava and Dobromira. In Cyrillic, Dobrila is written Добрила. The name remains uncommon today yet retains a gentle, traditional character linked to kindness.

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Dobrila – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
RS 0 #83 2 923
RS Girls 0 #104 32 1,651
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
SI Girls 0 #173 5 2,769
HR 0 #174 8 2,081
LU Girls 0 #190 1 4,850
HR Girls 0 #243 47 3,687
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
Austria Girls 0 #404 17 1,885
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
Germany Girls 0 #815 24 4,949
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
IT Girls 0 #1,429 18 9,415

Dobrila is popular in 16 countries — most recent births per country:

Austria
BN
CL
CZ
Germany

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Dobrila is predominantly a girl's name.
Dobrila is a 3 syllable name, pronounced do-BREE-lah (IPA: /doˈbrila/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Dobra, Dobrina, Dobrinka, Dobri (diminutive) and Dobrilo (masculine form).
Across languages, Dobrila has these equivalents: Dobroslava (related Slavic feminine), Dobroslav (related Slavic masculine), Agatha/Agata (Greek, 'good' — cross-language equivalent), Bona/Bonnie (Latin/Scots-rooted names with 'good'/'pleasant' sense).