Madeira: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Madeira – Meaning: wood, or timber – Origin: Portuguese – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: muh-DEER-uh


Madeira is a Portuguese girl's name meaning “wood, or timber”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Madeira

Meaning: Wood, or timber.

Origin: Portuguese.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Madeira

Phonetic: muh-DEER-uh   IPA: /məˈdɪərə/

Popularity of Madeira

Madeira doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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