HinduGirlSanskrit
Medha: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“intelligence; wisdom”
میدھا
मेधा
What Medha means
Medha (میدھا, Sanskrit मेधा) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “intelligence; wisdom”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, medhā.
Medha at a glance
- Meaning
- intelligence; wisdom
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- may-dha
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 5
- First letter
- M · م
Meaning of Medha
- In English
- intelligence; wisdom
- اردو میں معنی
- ذہانت، دانائی
Origin and history of Medha
Sanskrit medhā, 'intelligence'.
Base wordSanskrit medhā
How to say and write Medha
- Say it
- may-dha2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Medha
- Urdu
- میدھا
- Original script
- मेधा
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Medha
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Medha.
- Manishمنیشthoughtful; wise; intelligentBoySanskrit
- Manuمنوthinking; wise; the progenitor of mankindBoySanskrit
- Agastyaاگستیہname of a celebrated Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Atharvاتھروfire-priest; name of the sage of the AtharvavedaBoySanskrit
- Atriاتریdevourer; name of a Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Bhargavبھارگوdescendant of the sage BhriguBoySanskrit
- Bhriguبھرگوname of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
- Chaitanyaچیتنیہconsciousness; intelligence; spiritBoySanskrit
Names like Medha
- Aksharaاکشراimperishable; a syllable; a letterGirlSanskrit
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- Chetnaچیتناconsciousness; understandingGirlSanskrit
- Chinmayiچنمئیconsisting of pure thought; spiritualGirlSanskrit
- Darshanaدرشناseeing; sight; visionGirlSanskrit
- Drishtiدرشٹیsight; vision; insightGirlSanskrit
- Gargiگارگیa learned woman of the UpanishadsGirlSanskrit
- Jagritiجاگرتیwakefulness; awakeningGirlSanskrit
- Kalavatiکلاوتیskilled in the artsGirlSanskrit
- Kalpanaکلپناimagination; forming; creationGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Medha
Questions about the name Medha
What does the name Medha mean?
Medha means “intelligence; wisdom”. In Urdu: ذہانت، دانائی. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Medha a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Medha is a girl’s name.
Is Medha a Hindu name?
Yes. Medha is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit medhā, 'intelligence'.
How do you pronounce Medha?
Say it “may-dha”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Medha in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Medha is written میدھا. In its original script: मेधा.
Is the meaning of Medha verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.