About the name Madri
Madri bore Nakula and Sahadeva by the Ashvins and chose the funeral pyre when Pandu died, a decision the epic reports without softening. Two crisp syllables make it one of the more wearable Mahabharata names for a modern child.
Madri is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced MAH-dree. On the NameRarity scale it scores 95 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the epic era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Madri?
Madri currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.6 people per million carry it — about 1 in 625,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Madri
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Madri yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Madri
Names similar to Madri
Mandodari
mun-DOH-dah-ree
Queen of Lanka and wife of Ravana, counted among the five great women
Gayatri
GAH-yah-tree
The sacred Vedic metre and the mantra addressed to the sun, personified as a goddess
Maitreyi
my-TRAY-ee
Friendly, benevolent; the philosopher wife of the sage Yajnavalkya in the Upanishads
Anasuya
ah-nah-SOO-yah
Free from envy, wife of sage Atri and mother of Dattatreya
Chitrangada
chih-TRAHN-gah-dah
Warrior princess of Manipur and wife of Arjuna, one adorned with pictures
Gauri
GOW-ree
Fair, golden-skinned; an epithet of Parvati after her austerities
Hema
HAY-mah
Gold, golden
Kunti
KOON-tee
Of the Kunti clan; mother of the Pandava princes in the Mahabharata
Madri — frequently asked questions
What does the name Madri mean?
Madri means "Princess of Madra, second wife of Pandu and mother of the twins". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Madri?
Madri is pronounced MAH-dree, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Madri?
Madri scores 95 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 625,000 people carry it — about 1.6 per million.
What is the numerology number for Madri?
Madri carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 1 and its personality number is 8.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Madri?
The lucky number for Madri is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.