Given name & surname
Madrona
“one who is motherly”·“lady”
Madrona is a variant of Madra. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is motherly.” In Jewish use, Madrona shares an earlier linguistic root with Matrona. One Late Latin interpretation is “lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Madrona is a variant of Madra. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is motherly.” In Jewish use, Madrona shares an earlier linguistic root with Matrona. One Late Latin interpretation is “lady.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Madrona is a variant of Madra. An origin associated with Madra is Spanish. In Jewish use, Madrona shares an earlier linguistic root with Matrona. An origin associated with Matrona is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Jewish use, Madrona shares an earlier linguistic root with Matrona. The history of Matrona gives this family its wider story. Matrona’s historical associations include various early saints martyred for their faith.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Madrona through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 204 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Madrona’s family of names
Madrona has a masculine form in Madron. Madrona has a related form in Madra. Madrona shares a linguistic root with Matrona.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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