Dobrava (Doe-bra-va) is a toponym with Slovene origins, used in Slovenia, Austria, Croatia and Italy. It derives from the Proto-Slavic word *dǫbъ meaning "oak". It can be translated into "oak grove" or "oak woods". [1] The term dobrava is used exclusively for Quercus robur.[ citation needed] Forests and other oak species have gained different sobriquets in modern usage. Toponyms that derive from the same root word, dob, are often confused with similar Slovene words — particularly dober and dobra, both meaning "good."[ citation needed] In contrast to the term dobrava's specificity, however, dober and dobra may be used variably, as names for a miscellany of places.
Slovenia
Villages
- Blejska Dobrava, a village in the Municipality of Jesenice, northwestern Slovenia
- Cerkljanska Dobrava, a village in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, northwestern Slovenia
- Dobrava, Izola, a village in the Municipality of Izola, Slovenia, southwestern Slovenia
- Dobrava, Križevci, a village in the Municipality of Križevci, Slovenia, northeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava, Ormož, a village in the Municipality of Ormož, northeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava, Radeče, a village in the Municipality of Radeče, southeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava, Radlje ob Dravi, a village in the Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi, northeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava, Trebnje, a village in the Municipality of Trebnje, southeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava ob Krki, a village in the Municipality of Krško, southeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava pod Rako, a village in the Municipality of Krško, southeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava pri Konjicah, a village in the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice, northeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava pri Kostanjevici, a village in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki, southeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava pri Stični, a village in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica, southeastern Slovenia
- Dobrava pri Škocjanu, a village in the Municipality of Škocjan, southeastern Slovenia
- Dolenja Dobrava, Gorenja Vas–Poljane, a village in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
- Dolenja Dobrava, Trebnje, a village in the Municipality of Trebnje, southeastern Slovenia
- Gorenja Dobrava, Gorenja Vas–Poljane, a village in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane
- Gorenja Dobrava, Trebnje, a village in the Municipality of Trebnje, southeastern Slovenia
- Komendska Dobrava, a village in the Municipality of Komenda
- Mala Dobrava, a village in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica, southeastern Slovenia
- Mislinjska Dobrava, a village in the Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, northeastern Slovenia
- Spodnja Dobrava, Moravče, a village in the Municipality of Moravče, central Slovenia
- Spodnja Dobrava, Radovljica, a village in the Municipality of Radovljica, northwestern Slovenia
- Srednja Dobrava, a village in the Municipality of Radovljica, northwestern Slovenia
- Velika Dobrava, a village in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica, southeastern Slovenia
- Zgornja Dobrava, Moravče, a village in the Municipality of Moravče, central Slovenia
- Zgornja Dobrava, Radovljica, a village in the Municipality of Radovljica, northwestern Slovenia
Microtoponyms (around 150)
- Zajčja Dobrava
- Dobrava (river, Municipality of Vodice)
- Dobrava (forest and protected area near Dobova)
- Dobrava (forest near Muta)
- Dobrava (forest near Selnica ob Dravi)
Austria
Microtoponyms
- Dobrawa ( Kärnten / Völkermarkt)
- Dobrawa (Kärnten / Villach Land/ Hohenthurn)
- Dobrawa (Kärnten / Villach Land/ Arnoldstein)
- Dobrava (forest near Villach)
- Dobrava (forest near Wildenstein)
- Dobrava (forest in Mittlern)
Croatia
Villages
- Gornja Dubrava - former Dobrava ( Međimurska županija / Gornji Mihaljevec)
- Donja Dubrava - former Dobrava (Međimurska županija)
Italy
Microtoponyms
- Stallo Dobrave ( Chiusaforte / Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
Similar toponyms
Similar toponyms in other Slavic languages
References
- ^ Annali: Sezione slava. Volume 9. Naples, Italy: Istituto universitario orientale, 1966. p. 34.