Hrubá

Hrubá is a toponymic and surname element in Czech and Slovak onomastics. The word is the feminine form of the adjective hrubý, meaning rough, coarse, or harsh. In geography and place names, Hrubá appears in multiple Czech and Slovak localities and often signals terrain characteristics such as rough ground or stony areas, although specific meanings can vary by region and historical usage.

As a surname, Hrubá is used for women, while the masculine form is Hrubý. The surname may originate from descriptive nicknames or from a habitational name derived from a place characterized as rough or coarse. Bearers have historically appeared in Czech and Slovak lands.

Hrubá may also occur in compound toponyms and in female forms of surnames in other Slavic languages with similar derivations.