 The surname may originate from the Hungarian personal name "Dabó" (Transylvanian form "Dobó"), or from a pet form of the personal name "Dob".Another theory on the origin of the Dobi surname may be as a diminutive of the Saxon personal name "Hrodebert" (ancient form of the English name "Robert").The Dobi surname in Albania is found among members of the same family, which originates from the region of Gjirokastra, and nowadays hails primarily in the capital city of Tirana, but a large number of them have settled in other countries, such as Turkey or the United States.