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Madhura
मधुराSay it MUH-dhu-raa
- Meaning
- Sweet, pleasant, charming; melodious Monier-Williams, p. 781
- Say it
- MUH-dhu-raa
- Written
- मधुरा
- Other spellings
- Madhuraa
Madhura
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Madhura meaning
Madhura (मधुरा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Marathi usage).
Sweet, pleasant, charming; melodious
Madhura (मधुरा) is the feminine of Sanskrit madhura, from madhu, "honey". Monier-Williams gives sweet, pleasant, charming and delightful, and for sounds sweet-voiced, melodious and mellifluous. The feminine madhurā is also an old name of the town of Mathurā and the name of a family's tutelary goddess. Name lists give sweet or melodious, matching the dictionary. The name is used in Maharashtra and Karnataka, and is the girls' counterpart of Madhur. The related name Madhuri comes from the same word.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 781 · entry madhura · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, madhura and madhurā, p. 781
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
Madhura · Madhuraa