Добриня
/[doˈbrinʲɐ]/
Bulgarianname
Definitions
- 1.Dobrynya (mythological personage)
- 2.dateda male given name, Dobrynja (Old Slavic male name)
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- Добри́ня Ники́тич
Etymology
Old Slavic name from Russian Добры́ня (Dobrýnja), reflecting Proto-Slavic *dobryni (“bringer of virtue”). Morphologically equivalent to до́бър (dóbǎr, “good”) + -иня (-inja). In Bulgarian, the name is mostly encountered in the context of Добри́ня Ники́тич (Dobrínja Nikítič) - a mythological character from East Slavic legends based on the historical figure Dobrynya (a maternal uncle of Vladimir Sviatoslavich).
Forms
- Добри́няcanonical • masculine
- Dobrínjaromanization