Malay Origin Names - Behind the Name

Adi 2 m Indonesian, Javanese
Means "first" in Indonesian and "beautiful, good, valuable" in Javanese, both ultimately from Sanskrit आदि (ādi) meaning "first, prime".

Agung m Indonesian
Means "great, large" in Indonesian.

Agus m Indonesian
Variant of Bagus.

Asih f Indonesian
Variant of Kasih.

Bagus m Indonesian
Means "handsome, excellent" in Indonesian.

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

Buana m Indonesian
Means "the world" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit भुवन (bhuvana).

Budi m Indonesian
Means "reason, mind, character" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit बुद्धि (buddhi) meaning "intellect" (related to Buddha).

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
Javanese form 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).

Darma m Indonesian
Means "good deed" or "duty" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

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.

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.

Guntur m Indonesian
Means "thunder" in Indonesian.

Harta m Indonesian
Means "wealth, treasure, property" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit अर्थ (artha).

Indah f Indonesian
Means "beautiful" in Indonesian.

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

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

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

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

Malaysia f English (Modern)
From the name of the country in southeastern Asia, the home of the Malay people. Their ethnic name is of uncertain origin, though it is possibly from the name of a river, itself derived from Malay melaju or Javanese mlayu meaning "to run, to go fast".

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).

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.

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

Putera m Malay
Means "son, prince" in Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).

Puteri f Malay
Means "daughter, princess" in Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī).

Putra m Indonesian
Means "son" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्र (putra).

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

Raja 2 m Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Indonesian
Means "king, ruler", from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan).

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.

Sari 2 f Indonesian
Means "essence" in Indonesian.

Setiawan m Indonesian
From Indonesian setia meaning "loyal, true", ultimately from Sanskrit सत्य (satya), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.

Sultan m & f Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Avar, Indonesian
Means "ruler, king, sultan" in Arabic. In the Arab world this name is typically masculine, but Turkey it is given to both boys and girls.

Susila m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Sushila.

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".

Wahyu m Indonesian
Means "revelation" in Indonesian.

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

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

Wira m Indonesian, Malay
Means "hero" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Sanskrit वीर (vīra).

Wulan f Javanese
Javanese form of Bulan.

Yuda m Indonesian
Means "war" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit युद्ध (yuddha).

Zarina f Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik, Urdu, Malay
From Persian زرین (zarīn) meaning "golden". According to the 5th-century BC Greek historian Ctesias, this was the name of a Scythian queen.

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