Dobrush

A settlement in Belarus; local name Добруш.

English name

Dobrush — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.

Other forms in use:

Dobruš — Belarusian national geographical system of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; diacritic spelling for technical and scholarly reference.
Dobrusz — Polish historical spelling used in archival and genealogical sources.

Dobrouch — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.

Other forms in use:

Dobrush — English-style transcription retained in French international citations.
Dobruš — Belarusian Latin form quoted in French specialist sources; see the English system note.

Dobrush is a town in Gomel Region in southeastern Belarus on the Iput River. Paper manufacture is a longstanding part of its industrial history.