ADINDAfIndonesian, Dutch, Literature Means "sister" or "eldest daughter" (a formal, poetic term) in Indonesian. The name was used by Dutch writer Eduard Douwes Dekker (1820-1887), better known by his pen name Multatuli, for one of the eponymous characters in his story "Saïdjah and Adinda" in his 1860 novel Max Havelaar... [more]
ADIPUTRAmIndonesian Means "first son" or "first prince" from Indonesian adi meaning "first" (of Sanskrit origin; see ADI (2)) combined with putra meaning "son, prince".
AIRLANGGAꦄꦲꦶꦂꦭꦁꦒmIndonesian, Javanese Means "jumping water" or "crossing water", from Indonesian air meaning "water" combined with Sanskrit लङ्घन (laṅghana) meaning "passing over, jumping, crossing". Airlangga (990-1049) was the only raja of the Kingdom of Kahuripan in East Java.
AMINULLAHmArabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay Means "truthful God", derived from Arabic أَمِين (ʾamīn) meaning "truthful, trustworthy, loyal" (see AMIN) and الله (Allāh).
ANINDITAfIndian, Bengali, Hindi, Indonesian Means "irreproachable, virtuous" from Sanskrit अ (a) meaning "not" combined with निन्दिता (nindita) "blamed, low, defamed".
ANINDYAm & fIndian, Bengali, Indonesian Means "immaculate, faultless" in Bengali, ultimately from Sanskrit. In India, it is a masculine name while in the case of Indonesian usage, it is both a feminine and masculine name.
ARSALm & fArabic, Urdu, Indonesian, Turkish Means "he (who) was sent", derived from Arabic أَرْسَلَ (ʾarsala) "to send". It is also a feminine name in Turkey.
AZANmMalay, Indonesian, Urdu Derived from Arabic أَذَان (ʾadhan) which refers to the Islamic call to prayer, called adhan or azan. The word itself is derived from أَذِنَ (ʾaḏina) "to listen" or أُذُن (ʾuḏun) "ear".
BALIKm & fBalinese According to Balinese birth order, this name is added on to the first, second, third, and fourth born names to create alternate names according to birth order. This would create WAYAN Balik (fifth born), MADE Balik (sixth born), NYOMAN Balik (seventh born), and KETUT Balik (eighth born) respectively... [more]
BATMANmJavanese, Popular Culture From a Jawi rendering of पत्मन् (patman), meaning "path" in Sanskrit. A notable bearer of this name is Batman bin-SUPARMAN, a Singaporean man imprisoned for drugs, who was rumored to be named after the DC comics superhero.... [more]
BAYUmIndonesian Means "wind, air" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit वायु (vāyú) (see VAYU).
BUDIHARTOꦧꦸꦢꦶꦲꦂꦠꦺꦴmIndonesian, Javanese Means "one who is wise with wealth", derived from Indonesian budi meaning "sense, mind" and harta "treasure, wealth" (both of Sanskrit origin).
BUDIMANmIndonesian Means "righteousness", derived from Indonesian budi meaning "sense, mind, character".
BUDIONOꦧꦸꦢꦶꦪꦺꦴꦤꦺꦴmIndonesian, Javanese Means "one who has goodness", derived from Indonesian budi meaning "sense, mind, character".
CHRISMANSYAHmIndonesian (Rare) In the case of Indonesian singer Chrismansyah "Chrisye" Rahadi (1949-2007), who was born as CHRISTIAN Rahadi, it is composed of the first part of his birth name, Chris- combined with the Indonesian suffix -syah derived from the Persian title شاه (šâh)... [more]
CINDUAmIndonesian, Minangkabau Meaning uncertain, probably from the Minangkabau phrase cindua mato (or Indonesian cindur mata) meaning "keepsake" or "beloved, lover". Cindua Mato (or Cindur Mata) is a character in Minangkabau folklore.
CIPTAm & fIndonesian Means "to create, to make" in Indonesian.
DARMAWANmIndonesian Means "responsible man" from Indonesian darma meaning "duty, obligation, responsibility" (see DARMA) and the suffix -wan which can mean "man".
DARMAWATIfIndonesian Means "responsible woman" from Indonesian darma meaning "duty, obligation, responsibility" (see DARMA) and the suffix -wati meaning "woman".
DHIËNf & mIndonesian, Acehnese Derived from Acehnese diën meaning "lamp, candle" (see DIAN). A notable bearer was Cut Nyak Dhien (1848-1908), an Acehnese revolutionary who fought against the Dutch.
EFFENDImIndonesian, Malay From the Ottoman Turkish title افندي (efendi) meaning "lord, master, sir", ultimately from Greek αφέντης (aféntis) "master, ruler, prince".
ENDANGᮈᮔ᮪ᮓᮀ, ꦌꦤ꧀ꦢꦁf & mIndonesian, Sundanese, Javanese Means "ascetic woman" in Sundanese and Javanese, though it is also occasionally used as a masculine name.
ESTOMIHImEastern African, Indonesian The name is derived from the name of the sunday 50 days before easter. The Latin words Esto mihi are the first two words of Psalm 31:3 and mean "Thou art to me".