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Dobreva

Dobreva is a Slavic surname, primarily found in Bulgaria and among Bulgarian-speaking communities. It is the feminine form of the masculine surname Dobrev (sometimes transliterated as Dobrev). The name is rooted in the given name Dobri or in the Slavic root dobro, meaning “good” or “kind.” The suffix -ev/-eva is typical of Bulgarian and Macedonian family names and signals gender as part of a patronymic-style construction.

In usage, Dobreva identifies women, while men in the same family typically bear the masculine form Dobrev.

Geographic and cultural distribution: the surname is most common in Bulgaria but also appears in neighboring

Variants and related names: cognates include Dobrev and Dobrov, with feminine forms such as Dobreva or Dobrova

Variations
due
to
transliteration
or
regional
spelling
can
include
Dobrov,
Dobrova,
or
similar
forms,
reflecting
language
and
script
differences
in
the
region
and
among
diaspora
communities.
countries
and
among
Bulgarian
communities
abroad.
It
has
historical
presence
in
records
from
the
19th
and
20th
centuries
and
continues
to
be
encountered
in
contemporary
contexts,
including
in
sports,
academia,
and
the
arts.
depending
on
language
and
orthography.
The
name’s
usage
illustrates
typical
Slavic
patterns
of
gendered
surname
formation
and
regional
transliteration
practices.