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Madhubala
मधुबालाSay it MUH-dhu-baa-laa
- Meaning today
- Sweet girl, honey girl
- Original meaning
- "sweet girl (madhu, "sweet, honey" + bālā, "girl")" Monier-Williams, p. 779, 728
- Say it
- MUH-dhu-baa-laa
- Written
- मधुबाला
- Other spellings
- Madhu Bala
Madhubala
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Madhubala meaning
Madhubala (मधुबाला) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Sweet girl (madhu, "sweet, honey" + bālā, "girl")
Also used to mean: honey girl
Madhubala (मधुबाला) joins two Sanskrit words: madhu, which Monier-Williams gives as sweet, pleasant and charming, and as a noun honey and the spring season, and bālā, a girl or young woman. Together they mean "sweet girl", which is how name lists give it. The name is inseparable from Madhubala, the Hindi film star of the 1950s, born Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi, who took it as her screen name; she starred in Mughal-e-Azam and is remembered as one of Indian cinema's great beauties. Families who choose it today often have her in mind.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 779, 728 · entry madhu; bālā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, madhu, p. 779 · Monier-Williams, bālā, p. 728 · Madhubala (Wikipedia)
Famous namesakes
- Madhubala, Hindi film actress of Mughal-e-Azam
Fits your syllable
First sound म
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is मा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Madhubala · Madhu Bala