Given name & surname · also Sanskrit
Madhu
“as sweet as honey”
Madhu is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “as sweet as honey.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “as sweet as honey.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
The name draws on Sanskrit madhu, meaning “sweet, honey”.
Madhu’s family of names
Madhu has a related form in Madhulika. Madhu has a related form in Madhou. Madhu has a related form in Madhue.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Madhu
- MadhooIndian actress, born 1976
- Madhu ShaliniIndian film actress and modelborn 1989
- Madhu DandavateIndian politician (1924-2005)
- Madhu SudanIndian computer scientistborn 1966
- Madhu KishwarIndian activist and writerborn 1959
- Madhu SapreIndian modelborn 1971
- Madhu LimayeSocialist essayist and activist (1922-1995)
- Madhu KodaIndian politicianborn 1971
- Madhu TrehanIndian journalist
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Madhu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Madhur
“one who is gentle and kind” · “a sweet man”
63% boys · 37% girls
Malati
“resembling a fragrant flower”
37% boys · 63% girls
Miland
“resembling a bee”
74% boys · 26% girls
Karu
“one who shows compassion”
44% boys · 56% girls
Kantu
“filled with joy”
57% boys · 43% girls
Saryu
“from the river”
37% boys · 63% girls
Kantha
“a delicate woman”
44% boys · 56% girls
Nabendu
“born beneath the new moon”
80% boys · 20% girls