Dobrochna
A native Slavic name built from the old roots for "good" and "fame," so it carries the sense of good renown. It stays rare: most Poles will go a lifetime without meeting a Dobrochna, and the few given each year keep thinning.
Dobrochna Pronunciation
Dobrochna is pronounced dob-ROKH-nah (/dɔbˈrɔxna/).
What Dobrochna means
Where Dobrochna comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Dobrochna is built from two old Slavic roots. The first, dobro, means good. The second, sława, means glory or fame. Set side by side they read as good glory, the short meaning that Polish sources render as dobra sława. A name, then, for someone held in good repute.
The name is genuinely old. Polish scribes wrote it down as early as the eleventh century, which puts Dobrochna among the older names still turning up on Polish forms today. Now it is rare. In the first half of 2023, only four girls in the country received it, so a teacher reading it off a class register would likely pause.
Those who carry it mark their imieniny on 9 April. The meaning points outward, toward how a person is regarded rather than toward beauty or piety, a wish for a good name among others. Dobrochna means good glory, dobra sława.
How many people are named Dobrochna
1 in 35335 women in Poland is named Dobrochna. 638 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1179 among female names.
Dobrochna's popularity over time
4 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #1031 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2001.
Where Dobrochna is most popular
Dobrochna is most popular in Greater Poland, 569% above the national average (20 girls born 2019–2025). It is least common in Lesser Poland and Silesian, both 37% below average.
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Greater Poland20 girls born+569%
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Pomeranian2 girls born−2%
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Masovian4 girls born−19%
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Lesser Poland2 girls born−37%
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Silesian2 girls born−37%
Dobrochna as a middle name
Dobrochna is a first name for 638 women in Poland and a middle name for another 261, a 71/29 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 417th, between Lubomira (264) and Idalia (260).
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#415 Esther266
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#416 Lubomira264
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#417 Dobrochna261
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#418 Idalia260
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#419 Emila259