AMINULLAHأمين اللهmArabic, Indonesian, Urdu, Malay Means "truthful God", derived from Arabic أَمِين (ʾamīn) meaning "truthful, trustworthy, loyal" (see AMIN) and الله (Allāh).
AMIRULأميرولmMalay, Bengali First part of compound Arabic names beginning with أمير ال (ʾamīr al) meaning "prince of the, commander of the" (such as Amirullah).
AMRANعمرانmArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Bengali Means "prosperous, prosperity", derived from Arabic عَمُرَ (ʿamara) meaning "to prosper, to flourish".
AZAMm & fArabic, Persian, Urdu, Malay Means "greater, greatest" in Arabic. It is more often used as a feminine name in Iran.
AZANاذانmMalay, 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".
EFFENDIايفينديmIndonesian, Malay From the Ottoman Turkish title افندي (efendi) meaning "lord, master, sir", ultimately from Greek αφέντης (aféntis) "master, ruler, prince".
EZLYNNfSinhalese (Rare), Malaysian (Rare) A famous bearer is Ezlynn Deraniyagala (1908-1973), the first female barrister of Sri Lanka, who was also a founding member of the country's feminist movement.
FITRIفطريf & mIndonesian, Malay Means "pure, natural" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic فِطْرِيّ (fiṭriyy). This name is solely feminine in Indonesia and unisex in Malaysia.
GHAZALIغزاليmMalay From the name of Al-Ghazali, a Sunni Muslim philosopher and theologian.
HALIMAHحاليمهfArabic, Malay, Indonesian Alternate transcription of HALIMA as well as the usual Malay and Indonesian form. A notable bearer is Halimah binti Yacob (1954-), the current president of Singapore.
HAMDANهمدانmArabic, Indonesian, Malay Means "the praised one" in Arabic. A famous bearer is (Sheikh) Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai (1982-).
HANAFIحنفيmArabic, Malay, Indonesian From the name of one of the four schools of thought (madhhab) in Sunni Islam, which is derived from the name of its founder, Abu Hanifa.
HILMIحلميmArabic, Turkish, Malay, Indonesian Means "my dream" or "enduring", from Arabic حُلْم (ḥulm) "dream, wish" or حِلْم (ḥilm) "forbearance, tolerance, endurance".
IRWANايروانmIndonesian, Malay Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of IRWIN or IRAWAN or from Indonesian and Malay nirwana meaning "heaven, enlightenment, nirvana".
KHAIRULخيرولmMalay, Indonesian, Bengali First part of compound Arabic names beginning with خير ال (ḵayr al) meaning "goodness of" (such as خير الله (Khayr Allah) "goodness of Allah").
KHAIRUNNISAخيرالنساءfIndonesian, Malay Means "goodness of women", from Arabic خير (ḵayr) meaning "goodness, good" and نِسَاء (nisāʾ) "women" (see NISA). This is an epithet of the Prophet MUHAMMAD's wife, KHADIJA.
KHALIFAHخليفهm & fArabic, Indonesian, Malay Arabic variant transcription and Indonesian and Malay form of KHALIFA, also occasionally used as a feminine name in Indonesia and Malaysia.
LUQMANلقمانmArabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu From the name of the 31st surah (chapter) of the Qur'an, which was named after a figure who was mentioned several times in Islamic scripture. His name has been theorised to mean "wise" (possibly in reference to his position as a wise man or sage), though it may actually have Sanskrit roots with similar origins to the names LAKSHMANA or LAKSHMI... [more]
MAHATHIRمحاضر, محضيرmMalay, Bengali Derived from Sanskrit महा (maha) meaning "great" combined with धीर (dhīra) meaning "steady, firm, brave" or Persian تیر (tir) meaning "arrow" (through Hindi तीर (tīr))... [more]
MAHSURIمهسوريfMalay, Folklore From Malay maha meaning "great" and suri meaning "queen". This is the name of a legendary woman from the Malaysian island of Langkawi who was executed for adultery.
MALIKIمالكيmArabic, Malay, Indonesian Variant of MALIK (1). This is also the name of one of the madhhabs (schools of jurisprudence) of Sunni Islam named after its founder, Malik ibn Anas.