Добриня

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Добриня Никитич срещу Змея Горянин

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).

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Proper noun

Добри́ня (Dobrínjam

  1. (dated) a male given name, Dobrynja (Old Slavic male name)
  2. Dobrynya (mythological personage)

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