Entry № 1474 · Sanskrit origin

Madri Madri — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MAD-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Mahabharata queen (Pandu's second wife, mother of Nakula and Sahadeva)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "mahabharata queen (pandu's second wife, mother of nakula and sahadeva)".

Madri (माद्री) means "of the Madra kingdom." **The Madra princess who became Pandu's second wife in the Mahabharata** — **mother of the youngest Pandavas Nakula and Sahadeva** (begotten by the Ashvini twin gods through Kunti's mantra). **When Pandu died from an embrace forbidden by a sage's curse, Madri performed sati on his pyre**, blaming herself for his death. **Among the most tragic figures in Indian epic literature.**

Featured throughout the Mahabharata.

Pandu's second queen. Mother of Nakula and Sahadeva; performed sati on her husband's pyre.

The name in its native script.

माद्री
Transliteration
Mādrī
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɑːd.ri /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Madri stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Madri · last year
87 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 · —

Madris before her.

Real people
Madri
Mahabharata Madra princess.
In fiction
Madri
Mahabharata.

Names connected to Madri.

The number behind Madri.

8

The Authority

Madri reduces to eight — the number of Pandu's second queen.

Why families chose this name.

"Pandu's queen. Five letters. Madri."
Priya · Mother of one · Madra