Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Hindi Scripts महादेवी(Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi) ಮಹಾದೇವಿ(Kannada) Other Forms FormsMahadewi Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 8/21/2017 by LMS Edited 6/7/2021 by Infinitas Meaning & History Means "great goddess" from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" and देवी (devi) meaning "goddess". In Hinduism this is the name of a mother goddess who presides over all other devis (goddesses).