"Subhadra" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit सुभद्रा (subhadrā). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|सुभद्रा}} Borrowed from Sanskrit सुभद्रा (subhadrā) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Subhadra
  1. (Hinduism) Subhadra, daughter of Vasudeva, and Rohini, sister of Krishna, and Balarama, wife of Arjuna and the mother of Abhimanyu. Tags: Hinduism Translations (Mahabharata person): সুভদ্ৰা (subhadrā) (Assamese), সুভদ্রা (subhadrā) (Bengali), सुभद्रा (subhadrā) [feminine] (Marathi), ସୁଭଦ୍ରା (subhadrā) (Odia), सुभद्रा (subhadrā) (Sanskrit), ජගන්තාථයා (jagantāthayā) (Sinhalese), సుభద్ర (subhadra) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Subhadra-en-name-nNHx9ZaQ Categories (other): Hinduism, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Mahabharata Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Mahabharata: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'Mahabharata person': 100 0
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit mostly used in India.
    Sense id: en-Subhadra-en-name-sdF9~u8I Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Assamese translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Odia translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Sinhalese translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Assamese translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Odia translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Sinhalese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 40 60
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