ðə tˈaʊn hˈæzbiːn ɹˈuːld æt vˈɛɹiəs pˈɔɪnts baɪ ðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv pˈoʊlənd, pˈoʊlɪʃ lˌɪθjuːˈeɪniən kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ, ðɪ ˈɔːstɹiən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, ðə kˈɪŋdəm ʌv ɡælˈɪʃə ænd lˌɑːdoʊmˈiəɹɪə, ðə ɹˈʌʃən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, pˈoʊlənd, ðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən, ænd ɪz nˈaʊ pˈɑːɹt ʌvðɪ ˈɛlvˈaɪv əblˈæst ɪn juːkɹˈeɪn; æz ɐ ɹɪzˈʌlt bˈɪbəkə hɐz sˈɛvɹəl əfˈɪʃəl ænd nˈeɪɾɪv nˈeɪmz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ: bˈɑːbəkə pˈoʊlɪʃ slˈæʃ ɹˈʌʃən, pɹˈætʃnɪk dʒˈɜːmən, ænd bˈɔɪbɚɹˌɪk slˈæʃ bˈɔɪbɚk jˈɪdɪʃ.
The town has been ruled at various points by the Kingdom of Poland, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austrian Empire, the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, the Russian Empire, Poland, the Soviet Union, and is now part of the Lviv Oblast in Ukraine; as a result Bibrka has several official and native names, including: Bóbrka (Polish/Russian), Prachnik (German), and Boiberik/Boyberke (Yiddish).