Kartikaf & mIndonesian Means "star" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कृत्तिका (krittika). This is also the Indonesian name for the constellation of the Pleiades.
KartikasarifIndonesian From Indonesian kartika meaning "star" and sari meaning "essence".
KetherinefIndonesian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare) Meaning uncertain. In most cases it is probably a variant of the English name Katherine, but there can also be cases where it comes from the Indian name Ketharini (especially if the parents are Hindus or otherwise have some knowledge of the Hindu pantheon).
Khalifatuddinꦏ꦳ꦭꦶꦦ꦳ꦠꦸꦢ꧀ꦢꦶꦤ꧀mIndonesian Comes from خليفة الدين (khalifah al-din), “representative of the religion” in Arabic
Khalifatullahꦏ꦳ꦭꦶꦥ꦳ꦠꦸꦭ꧀ꦭꦃ, خليفة اللهmPashto, Urdu, Indonesian, Arabic Comes from خليفة الله (khalifah allah), “representative of God” in Arabic, a term in the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community synonymous with a prophet, seer, or messenger.
KhalifaturrahmanmIndonesian Comes from خليفة الرحمٰن (khalifah al-rahman) meaning “representative of the Compassionate” in Arabic
Kiranaf & mIndian, Kannada, Punjabi, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai Alternate transcription of Kiran as well as the Indonesian and Thai form. It is used as a unisex name in India and Indonesia while it is solely feminine in Thailand.
Krisnobrotoꦏꦿꦶꦱ꧀ꦤꦧꦿꦠmIndonesian, Javanese From Sanskrit कृष्णव्रत (Kṛṣṇavrata) meaning "devoted to Krishna", derived from the name of the Hindu deity Krishna combined with व्रत (vratá) "will, command" or "vow".
KumalafIndonesian, Filipino (Rare), Tausug (Rare) Means "gem, gemstone" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit कोमल (komala) meaning "tender, delicate, gentle". This is also a variant of the Tausug name Kumalah, which has the same meaning and is of the same origin.
LailatulfIndonesian, Malay, Bengali From the first part of Arabic ليلة القدر (laylatu l-qadr) referring to Laylatul Qadr, the night when the first verses of the Qur'an were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad.
Laksmif & mIndonesian, Indian, Kannada, Hindi Indonesian form of Lakshmi as well as a Kannada and Hindi alternate transcription. It is solely used as a feminine name in Indonesia, while it is unisex in India.
LuqmanmArabic, Urdu, Malay, Indonesian Meaning uncertain. This is the name of a figure mentioned several times in the Quran, described as a sage who was bestowed with wisdom by God. He is also the namesake of the 31st chapter of the Quran (surah Luqman).
Mahardikam & fIndonesian Means "virtuous, noble, wise" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit महर्द्धिक (maharddhika) meaning "very prosperous" (compare Merdeka).
MahmudinmIndonesian From Arabic محمودين (maḥmūdīn), the plural of محمود (maḥmūd) meaning "praised, commendable".
Maimunm & fArabic, Malay, Indonesian Means "auspicious, blessed, favourable" in Arabic. It is used as a masculine name in Arabic-speaking countries and Indonesia while it is feminine in Malaysia.
MajusiمَجُوسِيّfIndonesian From Arabic مَجُوسِيّ (majūsiyy) meaning “of or related to Zoroastrians”, which is in turn derived from مَجُوس (majūs) meaning “Magians, Zoroastrians”. Ali ibn al-'Abbas al-Majusi was a Persian physician and psychologist from the Islamic Golden Age.
MalikimArabic, Malay, Indonesian From the name of the Maliki school (madhhab) of Sunni Islam, which was founded by 8th-century Islamic jurist and theologian Malik ibn Anas.
MalikussalehmIndonesian Indonesian form of Malik al-Salih. This was the name of the founding ruler of Samudera Pasai in Indonesia who converted to Islam.
Malin KundangmIndonesian, Folklore From the folklore that is originated from West Sumatra, Indonesia. In the story, it is said that he was an ungrateful son who did not acknowledge his own mother, which made her curse her own son into a rock... [more]
MardianafIndonesian, Malay Probably derived from Arabic مرضية (mardhiyya) meaning "satisfactory, pleasing".
MarfuahfIndonesian Derived from Arabic مرفوعة (marfū'a) meaning "elevated, raised, exalted".
MarhaenmIndonesian From "Marhaenism", a socialistic proletariat ideology originating and developed by the first President of Indonesia Sukarno. It was developed from the thought of Marxism which is applied according to the nature and culture of Indonesia or simply as "Marxism adapted to Indonesian conditions".... [more]
MarjanahfLiterature, Indonesian Feminine form of Marjan. It is notably used within the Arabian Nights as the name of the clever slave of Ali Baba within 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'... [more]
MarvelinomIndonesian (Rare) From the English word meaning "miracle" and/or "wonderful story or legend", derived from Old French merveille "a wonder", from Latin mirabilia "wonderful things", which is the neuter plural form of mirabilis "strange or wonderful, admirable, amazing", from mirari "to wonder at", from mirus "wonderful" (the word "smile" shares this root)... [more]
MarwahfArabic, Indonesian Alternate transcription of Arabic مروة (see Marwa), as well as the Indonesian form.
MarwanmArabic, Indonesian Either derived from Arabic مرو (marw) meaning "flint, pebble" or from the name of a type of fragrant plant (see Marwa). This was the name of two Umayyad caliphs.
MawardimIndonesian From the name of 11th-century Islamic jurist Al-Mawardi, who was the chief judge of the Abbasid dynasty. His name is derived from Arabic ماء ورد (ma' ward) meaning "rosewater", given to him because his father sold rosewater.
MawarnifIndonesian Possibly either from Indonesian mawar meaning "rose" or warna meaning "colour".