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Aisyah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Aisha.

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

Aminah 1 f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic أمن (amina) meaning "feel safe". This was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's mother, who died when he was young.

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.

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

Cahaya m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "light" in Malay and Indonesian.

Cahya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Cahaya.

Cinta f Indonesian
Means "love" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit चिन्ता (chinta).

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

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).

Fatimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "to abstain" in Arabic. Fatimah was a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali, the fourth caliph. She is regarded as the exemplary Muslim woman, especially among Shias.

Hadijah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khadija.

Halimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Feminine form of Halim. Halimah was the name of the foster mother of the Prophet Muhammad.

Hamidah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Hamid 1.

Iman f & m Arabic, Persian, Indonesian
Means "faith", derived from Arabic أمن (amuna) meaning "to be faithful". It is typically feminine in Arabic and typically 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
Feminine form of Jamil. This was the name of a wife of the caliph Umar.

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
Feminine form of Latif.

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

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

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 (malati).

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

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

Nurul m & f 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").

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

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

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

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 and Javanese.

Sari 2 f Indonesian
Means "essence" in Indonesian.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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