Muktabai
/M-UH-K-T-AA-B-AA-IH/
Liberated one — Muktabai (mukta, 'free, liberated' + bāī, the Marathi feminine honorific) was the youngest of the four 13th-century sant-siblings of Apegaon, sister of Dnyaneshwar. Her abhangs to Vitthal are loved across Maharashtra; she attained spiritual liberation as a teenager and is one of the great female voices of the Bhakti tradition.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Muktabai is a Hindu girl name of Marathi origin, meaning “Liberated one — Muktabai (mukta, 'free, liberated' + bāī, the Marathi feminine honorific) was the youngest of the four 13th-century sant-siblings of Apegaon, sister of Dnyaneshwar. Her abhangs to Vitthal are loved across Maharashtra; she attained spiritual liberation as a teenager and is one of the great female voices of the Bhakti tradition.”.
Muktabai is a girl's name of Marathi origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Liberated one — Muktabai (mukta, 'free, liberated' + bāī, the Marathi feminine honorific) was the youngest of the four 13th-century sant-siblings of Apegaon, sister of Dnyaneshwar. Her abhangs to Vitthal are loved across Maharashtra; she attained spiritual liberation as a teenager and is one of the great female voices of the Bhakti tradition." and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.
Common among Indian, Marathi families, Muktabai carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Muktabai'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. Muktabai opens with “Mu”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
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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 Muktabai resonates in either tradition.
Muktabai's destiny number is 6 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Muktabai's full reading →
Does Muktabai go with your family's names?
Muktabai breaks into 8 sounds: /M-UH-K-T-AA-B-AA-IH/. 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 Muktabai 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 Muktabai beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Muktabai — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Muktabai
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Common questions about Muktabai
What does the name Muktabai mean?
Muktabai means "Liberated one — Muktabai (mukta, 'free, liberated' + bāī, the Marathi feminine honorific) was the youngest of the four 13th-century sant-siblings of Apegaon, sister of Dnyaneshwar. Her abhangs to Vitthal are loved across Maharashtra; she attained spiritual liberation as a teenager and is one of the great female voices of the Bhakti tradition.." It is a girl name of Marathi origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Muktabai a boy or girl name?
Muktabai is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Muktabai?
Muktabai is of Marathi origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Marathi families.
Is Muktabai a Hindu name?
Yes. Muktabai is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Marathi origin.
What does Muktabai mean in Marathi?
Muktabai originates from Marathi, where it means "Liberated one — Muktabai (mukta, 'free, liberated' + bāī, the Marathi feminine honorific) was the youngest of the four 13th-century sant-siblings of Apegaon, sister of Dnyaneshwar. Her abhangs to Vitthal are loved across Maharashtra; she attained spiritual liberation as a teenager and is one of the great female voices of the Bhakti tradition.."
What are common nicknames for Muktabai?
Common short forms of Muktabai include Mukta, Muku.
What is the numerology of Muktabai?
Muktabai has a Pythagorean destiny number of 6 — nurturing and family devotion.
What is Muktabai's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Mu", Muktabai 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.)
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