Given name & surname

Madu

“a manly man”

Madu is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a manly man.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One African interpretation is “a manly man.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is African.

Madu’s family of names

Madu has a conventional equivalent in the Bosnian form MEHMED. Madu has a related form in Madou. Madu has a related form in Madue.

Walk Madu’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Madu, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

African

Mamo

“a little boy”

No U.S. birth series

84% boys · 16% girls

African

Badu

“the tenth-born child”

No U.S. birth series

83% boys · 17% girls

African

Masara

“a magical woman; a sorceress”

No U.S. birth series

56% boys · 44% girls

African

Mashaka

“a troublemaker; a mischievous woman” · “one who causes trouble”

No U.S. birth series

80% boys · 20% girls

African

Mapenzi

“one who is dearly loved”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

African · Mythological

Moja

“one who is content with life”

No U.S. birth series

44% boys · 56% girls

African

Mongo

“a well-known man”

No U.S. birth series

79% boys · 21% girls

African

Munay

“one who loves and is loved”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Madu’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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