The baby name Droupadi is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DROW-puh-dee.
Droupadi is Sanskrit in Origin.
The baby name Droupadi is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced DROW-puh-dee.
Droupadi is Sanskrit in Origin.
Droupadi is an Odia-influenced roman spelling of Sanskrit Draupadī, the epic form द्रौपदी found in the Mahābhārata. Grammatically it is a feminine patronymic: Drupada, the name of the Panchala king, takes the vṛddhi grade Draupada- plus feminine -ī. Its literal sense is daughter of Drupada, or woman of Drupada’s line; the father’s name itself is usually interpreted from Sanskrit elements connected with wood or a post and foot or step.
In the epic, Draupadī is born from a royal sacrifice at Drupada’s court in Panchala and is also called Yājñasenī, daughter of Yajñasena, and Pāñcālī, woman of Panchala. The name circulated in Sanskritic and regional retellings but in some Indian families remained less favored than Sita or Lakshmi because of the character’s trials. Odia and English records show Droupadi beside Draupadi; President Droupadi Murmu brought the spelling into national prominence in 2022.
Droupadi is extremely rare. Across 3 countries, we found just 5 recorded uses of it.
| Droupadi Murmu Droupadi Murmu is an Indian politician who became the 15th President of India in 2022. She is the first person from the tribal communities to hold this prestigious position. Before her presidency, she served as the Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #652 | 3 | 13,121 |
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