Entry № 2463 · Javanese, Sanskrit origin

Tribhuwana Tribhuwana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ tree-boo-WAH-nah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Javanese, Sanskrit

Meaning

"Three worlds (Majapahit queen who expanded the empire)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Sanskrit)

The meaning

A name that means "three worlds (majapahit queen who expanded the empire)".

Tribhuwana combines the Sanskrit tri (three) and bhuwana (world) — "queen of the three worlds." **Queen of the Majapahit Empire of Java (r. 1328-1350)** — daughter of Raden Wijaya. **She personally led campaigns to crush the Sadeng revolt in 1331** and **launched the great expansion of Majapahit** under her general Gajah Mada, whose famous *Palapa* oath of unification was sworn before her. Mother of the great Hayam Wuruk.

Featured in the *Nagarakretagama* (1365).

Three worlds. The Majapahit queen who launched Gajah Mada's unification campaigns.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

त्रिभुवन

Transliteration: Tribhuwanā
Pronunciation: / ˌtriː.buːˈwɑː.nə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Tribhuwana stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Tribhuwana · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Tribhuwanas before her.

Real people

Tribhuwana Wijayatunggadewi

Majapahit queen.

r. 1328 – 1350

In fiction

Tribhuwana

Nagarakretagama.

1365

Names connected to Tribhuwana.

Numerology

The number behind Tribhuwana.

The Seeker

Tribhuwana reduces to seven — the number of Majapahit queen.

Parents on Tribhuwana

Why families chose this name.

"Majapahit queen. Ten letters. Tribhuwana."

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