Mardav as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mardav

What is the meaning of the name Mardav ?

The baby name Mardav is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /ˈmɑr.dæv/; respelling: MAR-dav.

Mardav is in Origin.

From the Sanskrit mārdava (मार्दव), Mardav carries the sense of “softness,” “gentleness,” and “humility,” virtues praised in classical Indian thought. The term appears in Hindu scripture (notably the Bhagavad Gītā’s catalog of divine qualities) and in Jain ethics as uttama-mārdava, “supreme humility.” As a given name, Mardav is modern but rooted, used in contemporary India - including Hindi-, Gujarati-, and Marathi-speaking communities - to evoke compassion and a mild, considerate temperament.

Variant spellings include Mārdava (scholarly transliteration), Mardava, and Maardav in English; the usual pronunciation is MAAR-dav. Related names conveying similar gentleness include Mridu, Mridul, and Mridula. Historical records show the word more commonly as a virtue-term in Sanskrit and Prakrit literature than as a personal name, yet contemporary usage has brought it into steady, if still uncommon, circulation as a refined, value-laden choice.

⚙ Mardav is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Mardav appears only 3 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.