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Bachtiar m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Bakhtiar.

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

Bambang m Javanese, Indonesian
Means "knight" in Javanese.

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

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

Cahya m & f Indonesian
Variant of Cahaya.

Danial m Persian, Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Persian دانیال or Arabic دانيال (see Daniyal), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

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

Daud m Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic داوود or داود (see Dawud), as well as the usual Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form.

Faisal m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic فيصل (see Faysal), as well as the form in several other languages.

Faiz 1 m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "triumphing, victorious" or "victor" in Arabic, derived from the root فاز (fāza) meaning "to triumph".

Farhan m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Means "happy, cheerful" in Arabic, a derivative of فرح (fariḥa) meaning "to be happy".

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

Faris m Arabic, Bosnian, Malay, Indonesian
Means "horseman, knight" in Arabic.

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

Hadi m Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Indonesian
Means "leader, guide" in Arabic, from the root هدى (hadā) meaning "to lead the right way, to guide". In Islamic tradition الهادي (al-Hādī) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Hadijah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khadija.

Hakim m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "wise" in Arabic, from the root حكم (ḥakama) meaning "to pass judgement, to decide". In Islamic tradition الحكيم (al-Ḥakīm) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Halim m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay
Means "patient, tolerant, mild" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الحليم (al-Ḥalīm) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

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.

Haris 1 m Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, Arabic
Bosnian, Urdu, Indonesian and Malay form of Harith, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

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

Harun m Arabic, Turkish, Bosnian, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Arabic form of Aaron. Harun ar-Rashid was a 9th-century Abbasid caliph featured in the stories of The 1001 Nights.

Hasan m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay, Albanian, Bosnian, Uzbek, Tajik
Means "handsome" in Arabic, from the root حسن (ḥasuna) meaning "to be beautiful, to be good". Hasan was the son of Ali and the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. He was poisoned by one of his wives and is regarded as a martyr by Shia Muslims. This was also the name of two kings of Morocco. It is sometimes transcribed as Hassan, though this is a distinct name in Arabic.

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

Jamal m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay, African American
Means "beauty" in Arabic, from the root جمل (jamala) meaning "to be beautiful".

Jamaluddin m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Dari Persian
Alternate transcription of Arabic جمال الدين (see Jamal ad-Din), as well as the Indonesian, Malay and Dari Persian form.

Jamil m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "beautiful" in Arabic, from the root جمل (jamala) meaning "to be beautiful".

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

Kamal 1 m Arabic, Persian, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Means "perfection" in Arabic.

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.

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

Mahmud m Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Uzbek, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "praised" in Arabic, from the same root as Muhammad. This was the name of the first Muslim ruler of India (11th century). It was also borne by two Ottoman sultans.

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

Malik 1 m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Means "king" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الملك (al-Malik) is one of the 99 names of Allah. This can also be another way of transcribing the name مالك (see Maalik).

Mansur m Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian, Uzbek, Tatar, Bashkir
Means "victorious, supported" in Arabic, a derivative of نصر (naṣara) meaning "to help, to aid". Abu Jafar al-Mansur was an 8th-century Abbasid caliph and the founder of the city of Baghdad.

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.

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.

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

Rahman m Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Means "merciful" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحمٰن (al-Raḥmān) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

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.

Said m Arabic, Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen, Avar, Indonesian, Malay
Means "happy, lucky" in Arabic, from سعد (saʿida) meaning "to be happy, to be lucky". This was the name of a companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

Saiful m Arabic, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with سيف ال (Sayf al) meaning "sword of the" (such as Sayf ad-Din).

Saleh m Arabic, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic صالح (see Salih), as well as the usual Indonesian form.

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

Salman m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Means "safe" in Arabic, a derivative of سلم (salima) meaning "to be safe".

Sari 2 f Indonesian
Means "essence" in Indonesian.

Taufik m Indonesian
Indonesian form of Tawfiq.

Wahid m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian
Means "peerless, unique" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الوحيد (al-Waḥīd) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Wahyu m Indonesian
Means "revelation" in Indonesian, ultimately from Arabic وحي (waḥy).

Wahyudi m Indonesian
From Indonesian wahyu meaning "revelation", derived from Arabic وحي (waḥy).

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.

Yahya m Arabic, Turkish, Persian, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic form of Yoḥanan (see John) appearing in the Quran, as well as the Turkish and Persian form. This name honours John the Baptist, a prophet in Islam.

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

Zainuddin m Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Malay and Indonesian form of Zayn ad-Din, as well as an alternate transcription of the Arabic name.

Zakaria m Georgian, Malay, Indonesian, Arabic
Georgian, Malay and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).

Zakiah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Arabic زكيّة (see Zakiyya), as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form.

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