Dobroslav
| Dobroslav / Dobrosław | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Slavic |
| Meaning | dobro ("good, goodness") + sława/slava ("glory, fame") |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Dobrosława (f), Dobroslava (f), Dobroslavka (f) |
| Related names | Dobromir, Dobromil |
| http://www.behindthename.com/name/dobrosl16aw | |
Dobroslav (Cyrillic script: Доброслав) is a Slavic masculine given name which contains two elements: "dobro" - good, goodness and "sława/slava" - glory, fame. The Polish spelling is Dobrosław. Variants include Serbian Dobrosav. The feminine forms are Dobroslava, Dobroslavka, Dobrosława. The name may refer to:
- Stefan Vojislav (fl. 1018 - d. 1043), anachronistically called Dobroslav, Prince of the Serbs
- Dobroslav II, ruler of Duklja 1101–1102
- Dobroslav III, ruler of Duklja in 1102
- Dobrosława Bałazy, from Teatr Polskiego Radia
- Dobroslav Chrobák, Slovak writer
- Dobroslav Jevđević, Bosnian Serb politician and Chetnik commander
- Dobrosav Krstić, retired Serbian footballer of the 1950s and 1960s who was very successful with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard in French Division 1
- Dobroslav Paraga (9 December 1960), Croatian right-wing politician
- Jonatán Dobroslav Čipka, Slovak priest, poet and author
It may also refer to Eurasia, a translation of the name into Greek, after a Christian martyr from the 9th century.
See also
- Slavic names
- Dobroslava, a village and municipality in Svidník District, Slovakia
- Dobrosloveni, a commune in Olt County, Romania
- Dobroslavtsi, a village in Sofia in western Bulgaria
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