Entry № 835 · Sanskrit origin

Banadurga Banadurga — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ BAH-nah-DOOR-gah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Forest-Durga (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "forest-durga (sanskrit + foundational)".

Banadurga is from the Sanskrit Vanadurgā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Banadurga is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Vanadurgā / Banadurgā forest-Durga wilderness-Devi + Sanskrit vana forest + durgā fortress-invincible-Devi + foundational central in Hindu Shakta heritage + foundational Vanadurgā foundational central form of Devi Durga in Devi Bhagavata Purana + Markandeya Purana Devi Mahatmya + foundational central in Vanadurgā-Stotram Sanskrit hymn + foundational central Bana-Durgā forest-Durga foundational tribal-Devi-worship in Odisha + Bengal + Jharkhand tribal-heritage + foundational pan-Hindu Devi heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Forest-Durga (Sanskrit + foundational) Foundational name with deep heritage anchors. Sanskrit *Vanadurgā / Banadurgā* forest-Durga wilderness-Devi + Sanskrit *vana* forest + *durgā* fortress-invincible-Devi + foundational central in Hindu Shakta heritage + foundational *Vanadurgā* foundational central form of Devi Durga in *Devi Bhagavata Purana* + Markandeya Purana Devi Mahatmya + foundational central in *Vanadurgā-Stotram* Sanskrit hymn + foundational central *Bana-Durgā* forest-Durga foundational tribal-Devi-worship in Odisha + Bengal + Jharkhand tribal-heritage + foundational pan-Hindu Devi heritage

The name in its native script.

वनदुर्गा
Transliteration
Vanadurgā
Pronunciation
/ ˈbɑː.nɑːˈdʊr.ɡə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Banadurga stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Banadurga · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Banadurgas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Vanadurga Devi Bhagavata / Vanadurga-Stotram / Odisha Bengal Jharkhand tribal
Sanskrit forest-Durga wilderness-Devi + vana forest + durgā fortress-invincible-Devi + Devi Bhagavata Purana + Markandeya Purana Devi Mahatmya + Vanadurgā-Stotram + Odisha + Bengal + Jharkhand tribal-heritage
Hindu Shakta

Names connected to Banadurga.

The number behind Banadurga.

6

The Builder

Banadurga has a strong numerological signature.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit meaning. 4 syllables. Banadurga."
Mother of one