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Madhuri
माधुरीSay it MAA-dhu-ree
- Meaning
- Sweetness, amiableness, loveliness, charm Monier-Williams, p. 808
- Say it
- MAA-dhu-ree
- Written
- माधुरी
- Other spellings
- Maadhuri
- First sound
- मा · Simha rashi
Madhuri
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Madhuri meaning
Madhuri (माधुरी) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, मा, it is a Simha rashi name (Magha nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Sweetness, amiableness, loveliness, charm
Madhuri (माधुरी) is Sanskrit mādhurī, an abstract noun related to madhura, "sweet". Monier-Williams gives it as sweetness, amiableness, loveliness and charm, citing classical poetry, so the word describes a pleasing manner or beauty rather than only a taste. Both words grow from madhu, honey, and the related adjective madhur, sweet or melodious, is still in everyday Hindi and Urdu use. Indian name lists give the same meaning, "sweetness". The best-known bearer is the actress Madhuri Dixit, a leading star of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s in films such as Tezaab and Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, who received the Padma Shri in 2008.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 808 · entry mādhurī · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, mādhurī, p. 808 · Rekhta Dictionary, madhur · Wikipedia, Madhuri Dixit
Famous namesakes
- Madhuri Dixit, Hindi film actress
Fits your syllable
First sound मा
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Madhuri · Maadhuri