Entry № 6175 · Sanskrit origin

Madhuri Madhuri — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ mah-DOO-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Sweet, honey-like"
Syllables
3
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "sweet, honey-like".

Madhuri (माधुरी) is the Sanskrit word for "sweetness" or "honey-like." From the same root as madhu (honey, mead).

Madhuri Dixit (born 1967) is one of the most beloved Bollywood actresses of all time.

Sweetness. Madhuri Dixit.

The name in its native script.

माधुरी
Transliteration
Mādhurī
Pronunciation
/ məˈduː.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Madhuri stands.

Madhuri does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Madhuris before her.

Real people
Madhuri Dixit
Indian Bollywood actress.
born 1967
In fiction
Madhuri
Common in Indian films.

Names connected to Madhuri.

The number behind Madhuri.

2

The Peacemaker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Madhuri reduce to 2, The Peacemaker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.