Mādhava (the Sanskrit vrddhi derivation of madhu "sweet") may be
- a Sanskrit patronymic, "descendant of Madhu (a man of the Yadu tribe)".
- especially of Krishna or Parashurama as incarnations of Vishnu, see Madhava (Vishnu)
- an icon of Krishna
- Madhava of Sangamagrama, a fourteenth century Indian mathematician
- Madhvacharya, a renowned philosopher in the Vaishnavism tradition.
- Madhava Vidyaranya, the Advaita saint and brother of Sayana
- Venkata Madhava, 10th to 12th century commentator of the Rigveda
- Madhavdeva, a 16th century proponent of Ekasarana dharma, neo-Vaishnavism of Assam
- especially of Krishna or Parashurama as incarnations of Vishnu, see Madhava (Vishnu)
- relating to springtime; the second month of spring, see Vaishakha
- a name of Shiva