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