Madhura
/M-AA-D-HH-UH-R-AA/
Sweet, melodious, the quality of honey and music combined — Madhura is the adjectival form of 'madhu' that describes anything sweet to the taste, the ear, or the heart. In Carnatic music Madhura Bhakti is the devotion expressed through sweetness and romantic love for God
Get Madhura's full report — nakshatra, rashi & a portrait — freeQuick — what every Hindu parent asks about Madhura:
How well does Madhura fit your family?
This page tells you what Madhura means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against your family & your heritage, and your baby's birth details.
Unlock Madhura's score — free
Six signals — scored for your family & heritage, not in the abstract:
Meaning & origin
Yes — Madhura is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Sweet, melodious, the quality of honey and music combined — Madhura is the adjectival form of 'madhu' that describes anything sweet to the taste, the ear, or the heart. In Carnatic music Madhura Bhakti is the devotion expressed through sweetness and romantic love for God”.
Madhura is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Sweet, melodious, the quality of honey and music combined — Madhura is the adjectival form of 'madhu' that describes anything sweet to the taste, the ear, or the heart. In Carnatic music Madhura Bhakti is the devotion expressed through sweetness and romantic love for God" and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.
Common among Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Madhura carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Madhura's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Madhura opens with “Ma”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Madhura aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Madhura's nakshatra reading →What does Madhura's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Madhura resonates in either tradition.
Madhura's destiny number is 3 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Madhura's full reading →
Does Madhura go with your family's names?
Madhura breaks into 7 sounds: /M-AA-D-HH-UH-R-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Madhura sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Madhura beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Madhura — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Madhura
If Madhura resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Hindu girl names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu girl names from the Love cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu girl names that open with the same syllables as Madhura
Explore more names
Keep exploring names like Madhura — by tradition, by meaning, or by first letter.
Common questions about Madhura
What does the name Madhura mean?
Madhura means "Sweet, melodious, the quality of honey and music combined — Madhura is the adjectival form of 'madhu' that describes anything sweet to the taste, the ear, or the heart. In Carnatic music Madhura Bhakti is the devotion expressed through sweetness and romantic love for God." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Madhura a boy or girl name?
Madhura is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Madhura?
Madhura is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Marathi, Bengali families.
Is Madhura a Hindu name?
Yes. Madhura is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Madhura mean in Sanskrit?
Madhura originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Sweet, melodious, the quality of honey and music combined — Madhura is the adjectival form of 'madhu' that describes anything sweet to the taste, the ear, or the heart. In Carnatic music Madhura Bhakti is the devotion expressed through sweetness and romantic love for God."
What are common nicknames for Madhura?
Common short forms of Madhura include Madi.
What is the numerology of Madhura?
Madhura has a Pythagorean destiny number of 3 — creativity and joyful expression.
What is Madhura's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Ma", Madhura falls under the Magha nakshatra and Simha (Leo) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
See how Madhura scores for your family
NameRoot is the only baby-name app that scores every name across 6 signals against your specific family context. Download free — Madhura is waiting.
Get NameRoot — free