Aisyah | Indonesian | Indonesian form of AISHA. |
Alya | Arabic | Means “sky, heaven, loftiness” in Arabic. |
Aminah | Arabic | Derived from Arabic أمِنَ (amina) meaning “feel safe”. This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s mother, who died when he was young. |
Anisa | Arabic | Feminine form of ANIS. |
Annisa | Indonesian | Indonesian feminine form of ANIS. |
Asih | Indonesian | Variant of KASIH. |
Batari | Indonesian | Means “goddess” in Indonesian. |
Bethari | Indonesian, Javanese | Javanese form of BATARI. |
Bulan | Indonesian | Means “moon” (or “month”) in Indonesian. |
Cahaya | Indonesian, Malay | Means “light” in Malay and Indonesian. |
Cahya | Indonesian | Variant of CAHAYA. |
Cahyo | Indonesian, Javanese | CINTA f Indonesian. Means “love” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चिन्ता (chinta). |
Citra | Indonesian | Means “image” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चित्र (chitra). |
Dewi | Indonesian | Indonesian form of DEVI. |
Dian | Indonesian | Means “candle” in Indonesian. |
Dwi | Indonesian | Means “two, second” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi). |
Eka | Indonesian | Means “one, first” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit एक (eka). |
Eko | Indonesian, Javanese | Javanese form of EKA |
Fatimah | Arabic | Means “to abstain” in Arabic. Fatimah was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph. |
Ilham | Arabic | Means “inspiration” in Arabic. |
Iman | Arabic, Persian | Means “faith”, derived from Arabic أمُنَ (amuna) meaning “to be faithful”. It is typically feminine in Arabic and typically masculine in Persian. |
Indah | Indonesian | Means “beautiful” in Indonesian. |
Intan | Indonesian, Malay | Means “diamond” in Malay and Indonesian. |
Kadek | Indonesian, Balinese | Possibly from Balinese adik meaning “younger sibling”. This name is traditionally given to the second-born child. |
Kasih | Indonesian, Malay | Means “love” in Malay and Indonesian. |
Ketut | Indonesian, Balinese | Possibly from a Balinese word meaning “small banana”. This name is traditionally given to the fourth child. |
Komang | Indonesian, Balinese | Meaning unknown. This name is traditionally given to the third-born child in Balinese families. |
Kusuma | Indonesian | Derived from Sanskrit कुसुम (kusuma) meaning “flower”. |
Lestari | Indonesian | Means “eternal, abiding” in Indonesian. |
Made | Indonesian, Balinese | From Sanskrit मध्य (madhya) meaning “middle”. This name is traditionally given to the family’s second-born child. |
Mawar | Indonesian, Malay | Means “rose” in Malay and Indonesian. |
Mega | Indonesian | Means “cloud” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मेघ (megha). |
Melati | Indonesian, Malay | Means “jasmine flower” in Malay and Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit मालती (malati). |
Nirmala | Indonesian | Feminine form of NIRMAL. |
Nur | Arabic | Means “light” in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nur) is one of the 99 names of Allah. |
Nurul | Arabic, Indonesian, Malay | First part of compound Arabic names beginning with نور ال (Nur al) meaning “light of the” (such as نور الدين (Nur al-Din) meaning “light of religion”). |
Nyoman | Indonesian, Balinese | Possibly from a Balinese word meaning “end, remainder”. This name is traditionally bestowed upon the third-born child. |
Purnama | Indonesian | Means “full moon” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (purnima). |
Putri | Indonesian | Means “daughter” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putri). |
Putu | Indonesian, Balinese | Means “grandchild” in Balinese. Traditionally, this name is given to the first-born child. |
Ratna | Indian, 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 | Indonesian | Means “queen” in Indonesian and Javanese. |
Sari | Indonesian | Means “essence” in Indonesian. |
Shinta | Indonesian, Javanese | Javanese form of SITA. |
Sinta | Indonesian, Javanese | Javanese form of SITA. |
Siti | Malay, Indonesian | Malay form of SITA. |
Sri | Indonesian | Indonesian and southern Indian form of SHRI. |
Tirta | Indonesian | Means “sacred water, place of pilgrimage” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit तीर्थ (tirtha). |
Tri | Indonesian | Means “three, third” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit त्रि (tri). |
Utari | Indonesian, Javanese | Javanese form of UTTARA. |
Vina | Indonesian | From Sanskrit वीणा (Vina) meaning “lute”. |
Wangi | Indonesian, Malay | Means “fragrant” in Malay and Indonesian. |
Wati | Indonesian, Malay | From a suffix meaning “woman” in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit. |
Wayan | Indonesian, Balinese | From Balinese wayah meaning “old, mature”, ultimately from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas) meaning “energy, strength, age”. This name is traditionally given to the first-born child. |
Widya | Indonesian | Indonesian form of VIDYA. |
Wulan | Indonesian, Javanese | Javanese form of BULAN. |
Yuliana | Russian | Russian, Bulgarian and Indonesian form of JULIANA. |