Entry № 6168 · Sanskrit origin

Madhu Madhu — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MAH-doo /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Honey / spring / sweetness"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "honey / spring / sweetness".

Madhu is from the Sanskrit Madhu.

Honey / spring / sweetness — a Sanskrit name.

The name in its native script.

मधु
Transliteration
Madhu
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɑː.duː /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Madhu stands.

Madhu 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.

Madhus before her.

Real people

In fiction
Madhu Vidya Brihadaranyaka 2.5 / Madhusudana
Sanskrit honey sweetness spring + Madhu Vidyā honey-doctrine Bṛhadāraṇyaka 2.5 + Chandogya 3.1-11 + Madhu-madhusūdana Krishna slayer of Madhu-demon + Vishnu Sahasranama + Madhu Bala 1933-1969
Hindu Vaishnava

Names connected to Madhu.

The number behind Madhu.

2

The Peacemaker

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