Entry № 3281 · Sanskrit origin

Kadambari Kadambari — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-DAHM-bah-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"World's first novel (Sanskrit + Banabhatta's 7th c. Kadambari)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "world's first novel (sanskrit + banabhatta's 7th c. kadambari)".

Kadambari is from the Sanskrit कादम्बरी (Kādambarīkadamba flower garland, intoxicating liquor of kadamba) — foundational Sanskrit feminine. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Hindu literary heritage aesthetic. Kadambari is one of the foundational Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu literary heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Kādambarī — foundational Sanskrit prose novel by foundational Banabhatta (c. 7th century CE) + foundational widely considered world's first novel + foundational predates Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji (~1010 CE) by ~400 years + foundational completed by Banabhatta's son Bhushanabhatta + foundational central to foundational Sanskrit literary canon + foundational composed during foundational reign of Emperor Harsha (606-647 CE) + foundational central to foundational Indian classical literature heritage; foundational also Kadambari Devi (1858-1884) — foundational sister-in-law + foundational muse of foundational Rabindranath Tagore + foundational influential on early Tagore poetry. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Hindu literary foundational heritage.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

World's first novel (Sanskrit). Foundational Sanskrit-Hindu feminine + foundational Sanskrit Kādambarī kadamba flower garland + foundational Sanskrit prose novel by Banabhatta c. 7th century CE + foundational widely considered world's first novel + foundational predates Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji ~1010 CE by ~400 years + foundational completed by Banabhatta's son Bhushanabhatta + foundational Sanskrit literary canon + foundational composed during reign of Emperor Harsha 606-647 CE + foundational Indian classical literature heritage + foundational Kadambari Devi 1858-1884 + foundational sister-in-law + foundational muse of Rabindranath Tagore + foundational influential on early Tagore poetry.

The name in its native script.

कादम्बरी
Transliteration
Kādambarī
Pronunciation
/ kəˈdɑːm.bə.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kadambari stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Kadambari · 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 · —

Kadambaris before her.

Real people
Banabhatta
Sanskrit author of Kadambari + world's first novel + reign of Emperor Harsha 606-647 CE.
c. 7th century CE
In fiction
Kadambari Devi
Sister-in-law + muse of Rabindranath Tagore.
1858 – 1884

Names connected to Kadambari.

The number behind Kadambari.

6

The Nurturer

Kadambari reduces to six.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit Kadambari. Nine letters. Kadambari."
Ambika · Mother of one · Kolkata