Kadambary as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kadambary

What is the meaning of the name Kadambary ?

The baby name Kadambary is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /kəˈdʌmbəri/ — kuh-DUM-buh-ree.

Kadambary is Sanskrit in Origin.

Kadambary is a modern Indian feminine name derived from Sanskrit Kādambarī. The word is linked to the kadamba (Neolamarckia cadamba) tree, sacred and noted for its fragrant blossoms, and in classical lexicons denotes an intoxicating liquor made from those flowers. Through literary association it also evokes the eponymous heroine of Bāṇabhaṭṭa’s celebrated 7th‑century Sanskrit romance “Kādambarī.” Meanings therefore range from “of the kadamba blossom” and “fragrant” to “intoxicating, alluring,” with a refined, literary aura.

As a given name, it gained visibility in modern India, encouraged by the novel’s enduring prestige and bearers such as Kadambari Devi of the Tagore family and contemporary writers and actors. Kadambary represents a phonetic or Anglicized variant; the more common spellings are Kadambari and the scholarly transliteration Kādambarī. Related forms include Kadamba (a thematically linked name) and regional short forms like Kadi or Kadu in informal use.

⚙ Kadambary is vanishingly rare. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.