Mridul

Classical Sanskrit origin

मृदुल (mṛdula): soft.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Meen
• Nakshatra: Uttara Bhadrapada
• More names starting with M

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “soft”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Rayan — Gate to paradise, soft wind
• Aleena — Noble, soft, delicate, silky
• Soumya — Meanings families give: Mild, gentle, pleasing and of pleasant nature; Gentle, soft, moon-like, calm; Gentle, calm; moon-faced; graceful; Gentle, pleasing, soft, cool
• Sanjana — Meanings families give: Gentle, goddess of creation; Gentle, harmonious, born together; Soft-natured, gentle, creator; Gentle, harmonious, creator
• Komal — Meanings families give: Soft, tender; Tender, soft, gentle, delicate; Soft, delicate, tender; Tender, soft, gentle; Soft, gentle and tender
• Mrithula — Soft, gentle, delicate

More boys' names of Sanskrit origin

• Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Aarush — Meanings families give: First ray of sun; First ray of the winter sun, calm radiance
• Arnav — come from the sea
• Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated

Other names under Meen rashi

• Pratham — n. foremost, first (in time or in a series or in rank)
• Piya — Beloved, dear one, sweetheart
• Prithvi — Meanings families give: Earth, world, the ground; Earth, wide, expansive
• Pavan — vital air
• Revathi — Meanings families give: Star Revati, prosperous; Prosperity, wealthy, last nakshatra; Prosperous, the last star, Apsara; A star, prosperity, wealth
• Priyal — Meanings families give: Beloved, dear one; Beloved, dear; Beloved, pleasing, dear one

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Meen names.

Where this comes from

Mridul's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.