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Afifah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عفيفة (see Afifa), as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.

Agustina f Spanish, Indonesian
Spanish feminine form of Augustinus (see Augustine 1), also used in Indonesia.

Aisyah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Aisha.

Alya 1 f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Turkish
Means "sky, heaven, loftiness" in Arabic.

Aminah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic Amina 1 or Amina 2, as well as the usual form in Malay and Indonesian.

Anisa f Arabic, Indonesian, Albanian
Feminine form of Anis.

Annisa f Indonesian
Indonesian feminine form of Anis. It could also be inspired by the chapter an-Nisa in the Quran (see Nisa).

Asih f Indonesian
Variant of Kasih.

Batari f Indonesian
Means "goddess" in Indonesian, derived from the Sanskrit noble title भट्टारी (bhaṭṭārī) meaning "noble lady".

Bulan f Indonesian
Means "moon" (or "month") in Indonesian.

Cahaya m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā).

Cahya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Cahaya.

Cinta f Indonesian
Means "love" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चिनता (cintā).

Citra f Indonesian
Means "image" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (citra).

Dewi 2 f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Devi.

Dian m & f Indonesian
Means "candle" in Indonesian.

Dwi m & f Indonesian
Means "two, second" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi).

Eka 1 m & f Indonesian
Means "one, first" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka).

Endang f Indonesian
Means "ascetic woman, hermitess" in Indonesian.

Farida f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Bengali, Tatar, Bashkir
Feminine form of Farid.

Fatimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فاطمة (see Fatima), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Fitri f & m Indonesian, Malay
Means "pure, natural" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic فطْري (fiṭrī) meaning "natural". It is a feminine name in Indonesia and a masculine name in Malaysia.

Hadijah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khadija.

Halimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic حليمة (see Halima), as well as the usual form in Malay and Indonesian.

Hamidah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic حميدة (see Hamida), as well as the usual form in Indonesian and Malay.

Hayati 2 f Malay, Indonesian
Means "my life" in Malay and Indonesian, from Arabic حياة (ḥayāh) meaning "life".

Iman f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Means "faith" in Arabic, derived from أمن (ʾamuna) meaning "to be faithful". It is typically feminine in Arabic and masculine in Persian.

Indah f Indonesian
Means "beautiful" in Indonesian.

Intan f Indonesian, Malay
Means "diamond" in Malay and Indonesian.

Jamilah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic جميلة (see Jamila), as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.

Kartini f Indonesian
Derived from Indonesian karti meaning "act, deed", ultimately from Sanskrit कृति (kṛti). A notable bearer was the Indonesian women's rights activist Kartini (1879-1904).

Kasih f Indonesian, Malay
Means "love" in Malay and Indonesian.

Kusuma m & f Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma) meaning "flower".

Latifah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic لطيفة (see Latifa), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Lestari f Indonesian
Means "eternal, abiding" in Indonesian.

Maimunah f Arabic (Rare), Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic ميمونة (see Maymuna), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

Maryam f Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Bashkir, Tatar
Arabic form of Miryam (see Mary) appearing in the Quran. It is also the form used in several other languages. In Iran it is also the name of a flower, the tuberose, which is named after the Virgin Mary.

Mawar f Indonesian, Malay
Means "rose" in Malay and Indonesian.

Mega f & m Indonesian
Means "cloud" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha).

Melati f Indonesian, Malay
Means "jasmine flower" in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मालती (mālatī).

Nadia 2 f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic ناديّة (see Nadiyya), as well as the usual form in several other languages.

Nila f Tamil, Hindi, Indonesian, Burmese
From Sanskrit नील (nīla) meaning "dark blue".

Nirmala f Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Nepali, Indonesian
Feminine form of Nirmal.

Nisa f Turkish, Indonesian
From Arabic نساء (nisāʾ) meaning "women". This is the name of the fourth chapter of the Quran (surah an-Nisa).

Nissa f Indonesian
Variant of Nisa.

Noor 1 f & m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic/Urdu نور or Bengali নূর (see Nur), as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Nur f & m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Nurhayati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Nur and Hayati 2.

Nurul m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with نور ال (Nūr al) meaning "light of the" (such as نور الدين (Nūr al-Dīn) meaning "light of religion").

Purnama f & m Indonesian
Means "full moon" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā).

Putri f Indonesian
Means "daughter" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī).

Rahma f Arabic, Indonesian
Means "mercy, compassion" in Arabic.

Rani 1 f Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Malayalam, Urdu, Indonesian
From Sanskrit राणी (rāṇī) meaning "queen".

Ratna f & m Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Derived from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna) meaning "jewel, treasure". This is a transcription of both the feminine form रत्ना and the masculine form रत्न.

Ratu f Indonesian
Means "queen" in Indonesian.

Rizki m & f Indonesian
Derived from Arabic رزْق (rizq) meaning "sustenance, boon, blessing".

Rizky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.

Salma f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "safe" in Arabic, derived from سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Sari 2 f Indonesian
Means "essence" in Indonesian.

Sinta f Indonesian, Javanese
Javanese and Indonesian and Javanese form of Sita.

Siti f Malay, Indonesian
Malay form of Sita.

Sitti f Maguindanao, Tausug, Malay, Indonesian
Maguindanao and Tausug form of Siti, as well as a Malay and Indonesian variant.

Sri m & f Telugu, Tamil, Indonesian
Indonesian and southern Indian form of Shri. It is sometimes a short form of longer names containing this element.

Sri Wahyuni f Indonesian
Combination of Sri and Wahyuni.

Sulastri f Javanese, Indonesian
Possibly from Javanese solatri, the name of a flowering plant (species Calophyllum soulattri). This is the name of a wife of Arjuna in the Javanese version of the Hindu epic the Mahabharata.

Sumarni f Javanese, Indonesian
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese marna meaning "paint, colour".

Sumiati f Indonesian
Indonesian variant of Sumati.

Tirta m & f Indonesian
Means "sacred water, place of pilgrimage" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha).

Tri m & f Indonesian
Means "three, third" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit त्रि (tri).

Utari f Indonesian
From Indonesian utara meaning "north", derived from Sanskrit उत्तर (uttara).

Vina f Indonesian
From Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā) meaning "lute".

Wahyuni f Indonesian
From Indonesian wahyu meaning "revelation", derived from Arabic وحي (waḥy).

Wangi f Indonesian, Malay
Means "fragrant" in Malay and Indonesian.

Wati f Indonesian, Malay
From a suffix meaning "woman" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit.

Widya f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Vidya.

Yuliana f Russian, Bulgarian, Indonesian
Russian, Bulgarian and Indonesian form of Juliana.

Zainab f Arabic, Urdu, Hausa, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زينب (see Zaynab), as well as the usual form in several languages.

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