The name was proposed by Domowina co-founder Bogumił Šwjela, then Lutheran pastor of Nochten and Sorbian linguist.

[3][4] The Domowina was closed by Nazi authorities in 1937 and reopened on 10 May 1945, right after the end of World War II, and regained official status in the German Democratic Republic.

[5][6] Under East German rule, Domowina was a mass organization included in the National Front, and was effectively controlled by the SED.

Upon the fall of communism in East Germany and German reunification, Domowina was reformed yet again on 17 March 1990, this time as an independent organization.

Today, it bears the full name Naša Domowina – Informacije třěšneho zwjazka * Informacije kšywowego zwězka * Informationen des Dachverbandes ("Our Domowina – Information from the umbrella organization") in Upper Sorbian, Lower Sorbian and German.