The baby name Madangopal is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced muh-DAHN-GOH-puhl (IPA: /məˈdɑːnɡoʊpəl/).
The baby name Madangopal is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced muh-DAHN-GOH-puhl (IPA: /məˈdɑːnɡoʊpəl/).
Madangopal is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Madangopal is a masculine theophoric name from Sanskrit, combining Madana (“love; Kamadeva, Cupid”) and Gopala (“protector of cows; cowherd,” an epithet of Krishna). As a compound epithet of Krishna, it conveys “the cowherd who enchants even Kamadeva,” evoking supreme beauty and charm. The form appears across Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages via Vaishnava devotion, especially in North India, Bengal, Odisha, and Karnataka.
Usage is traced to the medieval Bhakti period, when poets and temple traditions honored Krishna as Madan Gopal/Madana Gopala; the name persists among Vaishnavas and broader Hindu communities. Variants include Madan Gopal (two words), Madana Gopala, Madanagopala, and the Tamilized Madanagopalan; related epithets are Madan Mohan and Gopala. Short forms and everyday call-names include Madan, Gopal, and Gopu. The name typically signals devotion to Krishna and carries connotations of youthful grace, pastoral care, and protective love.
Madangopal is far from common. We have only 12 recorded uses of it on record, from 5 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,034 | 6 | 16,750 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,690 | 2 | 28,008 |
Madangopal is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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