Malaysian Submitted Names

Malaysian names are used in the country of Malaysia in southeast Asia.
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Nordin m Malay
Malay form of Nur ad-Din.
Norfarah f Malay
Variant of Nurfarah.
Norfatihah f Malay
Combination of Nor 1 and Fatihah.
Norhana f Maguindanao, Maranao, Malay
Combination of Nor 1 and Hana 1.
Norhaslinda f Malay
Combination of Nor 1 and Haslinda.
Norhisham m Malay
Combination of Nor 1 and Hisham.
Noriah f Malay
Strictly feminine form of the name Nor 1.
Norihan f Malay
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with an uncertain second element.
Norizan f & m Malay
From Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light" combined with an uncertain second element.
Norlaila f Malay, Indonesian
Malay form of Nurlaila as well as an Indonesian variant.
Norlela f Malay
Malay form of Nurlela.
Norlia f Malay
Possibly a combination of Nor 1 and Lia.
Norliah f Malay
Variant of Norlia.
Norlida f Malay
Possibly a combination of Nor 1 and Lida.
Normah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Norma.
Normala f Malay
Malay variant of Nurmala.
Norsamihah f Malay
Combination of Nor 1 and Samihah.
Nuhaya f Malaysian
Intelligent.... [more]
Nurain f Malay, Indonesian
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nuraini f Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nuraisyah f Malay, Indonesian
Combination of Nur and Aisyah.
Nurdin m Indonesian, Malay, Kyrgyz
Indonesian, Malay and Kyrgyz form of Nur ad-Din.
Nurfaizah f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Nur and Faizah.
Nurfarah f Malay
Combination of Nur and Farah.
Nurfarahin f Malay
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" and فرحين (farahin) meaning "rejoicing, happy, joyous".
Nurfatin f Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Combination of Nur and Fatin 1.
Nurhafizah f Malay, Indonesian
Combination of the names Nur and Hafizah.
Nurhaliza f Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Combination of Nur and Haliza. A notable bearer is Siti Nurhaliza binti Tarudin (1979-), a Malaysian singer.
Nurhayati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Nur and Hayati.
Nurhidayah f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Nur and Hidayah.
Nurilham m & f Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Combination of Nur and Ilham.
Nurin f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".
Nurrul f & m Malay
Variant of Nurul.
Nurulain f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and عين ('ayn) meaning "eye".
Nurulhuda f Malay
From Arabic نور ال (nur al) meaning "light of the" and هدى (huda) meaning "right guidance".
Onn m Malay
Derived from Arabic عون ('awn) meaning "help, support, aid". A notable bearer was Malaysian politician Onn Jaafar (1895-1962).
Paridah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Farida.
Patimah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Fatimah.
Pauzi m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Fawzi.
Pendekar m Malay
Means "warrior" in Malay.
Perak m Malay
It means "silver". It was the fifth and most famous bendahara of the Sultanate of Malacca, Tun Perak, who served under four sultans from 1456 to 1498.
Pirdaus m Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Indonesian and Malay form of Firdaus.
Pozi m Malay (Rare)
Possibly a form of Fawzi.
Pura m & f Sanskrit, Indonesian, Malay
Pūra (पुर) means "city" in Sanskrit.
Puspawati f Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Indonesian puspa meaning "flower" combined with the suffix -wati meaning "woman" (see Wati).
Putih f & m Indonesian, Malay, Javanese, Minangkabau
Means "white" in Indonesian, Javanese, and Malay.
Qalisha f Malay (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a variant of Kalisha.
Qamra f Arabic (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon" (see Qamar).
Qistina f Malay
From Arabic قِسْط (qisṭ), meaning "amount" or "equity."
Radziah f Malay
Malay form of Razia.
Raffi m Indonesian, Malay, Armenian
Indonesian, Malay and Armenian form of Rafi.
Rafiah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic رفيعة (see Rafia), as well as the usual Malay form.
Rafidah f Malay
Malay feminine form of Rafid.
Rafiqah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian feminine form of Rafiq.
Rahayu f & m Javanese, Malay
Means "safe, healthy, blessed" in Javanese. It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is solely feminine in Malaysia.
Rahimah f Malay
Malay feminine form of Rahim.
Rahmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Rahma as well as the usual Indonesian and Malay form.
Rahmat m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu, Persian, Pashto, Bengali
Derived from Arabic رحمة (rahmah) meaning "mercy".
Raihan m & f Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ريحان (rayhan) meaning "basil" (see Rayhana). It is used as a unisex name in Bangladesh and Malaysia (more commonly masculine in the former and primarily feminine in the latter) while it is only masculine in Indonesia.
Raihanah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Rayhana as well as the Indonesian, Malay and Maranao form.
Rajabuddin m Pashto, Indian (Muslim), Indonesian, Urdu, Malay
Combination of Rajab and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic.
Rajabullah m Pashto, Indian (Muslim), Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Rajab and الله (Allah).
Ramadhansyah m Indonesian, Malay
Combination of the name Ramadhan and Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king".
Ramadzan m Malay (Rare)
Malay form of Ramadan.
Ramdzan m Malay
Malay form of Ramadan.
Ramlan m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Indonesian and Malay ramalan meaning "prediction, prophecy".
Ramlee m Malay
Variant of Ramli.
Ramli m Malay, Indonesian
From the name of 11th-century Egyptian Islamic scholar Shams al-Din al-Ramli. His name was derived from his birthplace, the village of Ramlat al-Anjab in present-day Monufia Governorate, Egypt.
Ramly m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Ramli.
Rashidah f Arabic, Malay
Variant transcription of Rashida.
Rashidi m Eastern African, Swahili, Malay
Form of Rashid used in parts of Eastern Africa as well as Malaysia.
Rasyad m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Rashad.
Rasydan m Malay
Came from the 18th century. Rasydan was a King from the Malayan land. He was a good looking king with a perfect body.
Rasyid m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Rashid.
Rasyidah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Rashida.
Raudha f Indonesian, Malay, Dhivehi
Derived from Arabic روضة (rawḍa) meaning "garden, meadow".
Rawiah f Arabic (Rare), Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Arabic alternate transcription of Rawiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Rawiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Arabic alternate transcription of Rawiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Raya f Malay
Means "celebration" in Malay.
Razak m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Razzaq as well as the Malay form.
Razif m Malay, Bashkir
Possibly derived from Persian راضی‎ (razi) meaning "content, pleased, satisfied" (of Arabic origin).
Redhuan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Reduan m Malay, Bengali
Malay and Bengali form of Ridwan.
Redza m Malay
Malay form of Ridha.
Redzuan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Redzuwan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Redzwan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Rejab m Malay
Malay form of Rajab.
Rentap m & f Malay, Indonesian, Iban
Meaning ‘Earth Shaker’ in Iban, a Malayic Dayak language.
Rezuan m Malay, Kabardian
Malay and Kabardian form of Ridwan.
Ridhuan m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Ridwan.
Ridhwan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Ridwan.
Riduan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Ridwan.
Ridza m Malay
Malay form of Ridha.
Ridzuan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Ridzuwan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Ridzwan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Rikan f Indonesian, Malaysian
A Lun Bawang name.
Rizal m Indonesian, Malay
Short form of Afrizal.
Rizuan m Malay
Malay form of Ridwan.
Rohani f Indonesian, Malay
Means "spiritual" in Indonesian and Malay, derived from roh meaning "spirit, soul" (of Arabic origin).
Rohimah f Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Rahima.
Rokiah f Malay
Malay form of Ruqayyah.
Rokiyah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Ruqayyah.
Romli m Indonesian, Thai (Muslim), Malay
Variant of Ramli as well as the Thai form.
Rosdi m Malay, Indonesian
Variant of Rusdi.
Rosdy m Malay
Variant of Rusdi.
Roslan m Malay
Malay form of Ruslan.
Roslee m Malay
Variant of Rusli.
Rosli m Malay
Malay variant of Rusli.
Roslie m Malay
Variant of Rusli.
Roslinah f Malay
Variant of Roslina.
Roslinawati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Roslina and the feminine suffix -wati or alternatively, Ros and Linawati.
Roslinda f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Rosalind.
Rosliza f Malay
Possibly a feminine elaboration of Rosli or a combination of Ros and Liza.
Rosly m Malay
Variant of Rusli.
Rosman m Malay, Indonesian
Malay form of Rusman as well as an Indonesian variant.
Rosmawati f Indonesian, Malay
Combination of the name Rosma and the feminine suffix -wati.
Rosna f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Roshna.
Rosni f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Roshni.
Rosnita f Indonesian, Malay
Elaboration of Rosni.
Rozaimi m Malay
Meaning unknown.
Rozie f Malaysian, English (Modern, Rare)
Malaysian diminutive of Roziana and English variant of Rosie.
Rozita f Malay, Persian
Malay and Persian form of Rosita.
Rugayah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Ruqayyah.
Rukiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Ruqayyah.
Rusdi m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Rushdi.
Ruslee m Thai (Muslim), Malay
Thai form of Rusli as well as a Malay variant.
Rusli m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic رسول (rasul) meaning "prophet, messenger".
Rusly m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Rusli.
Rusydi m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Rushdi.
Sa'adiah f Malay
Variant of Saadiah.
Saadiah f Malay
Malay form of Sa'dia.
Sabariah f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic صبر (sabr) meaning "patience, endurance, forbearance".
Sabre m Malay, Malaysian
Possibly a variant of Sabri, used in Malaysia.
Sabtu m Malay, Indonesian
From Malay saptu meaning "Saturday", referring to someone that was born on Saturday.
Sadiah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sa'dia as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Safaruddin m Indonesian, Indian (Muslim), Malay, Pashto, Arabic
Combination of Safar and الدين (al-din) meaning “the religion” in Arabic.
Saffiah f Malay
Malay form of Safiyyah.
Safiah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Safiyyah.
Safiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternte transcription of Safiyyah as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Safuan m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay variant of Safwan.
Safwan m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "stone, rock" in Arabic, though it may also be derived from صفا (safa) meaning "pure, clean". This was the name of two companions of Muhammad.
Said m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Uzbek, Tajik, Chechen, Avar, Lezgin, Ingush
Arabic alternate transcription of Sa'id as well as the form used in various languages.
Saidah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sa'ida.
Saidin m Malay, Indonesian
Probably a form of Sa'id.
Saifuddin m Arabic, Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Saif al-Din as well as the Urdu, Bengali, Indonesian and Malay form.
Sakinah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Sakina as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.
Salahuddin m Arabic, Bengali, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu
Arabic alternate transcription of Salah al-Din as well as the Bengali, Urdu, Malay and Indonesian form.
Salahudin m Indonesian, Filipino, Maguindanao, Malay
Indonesian, Maguindanao and Malay form of Salah al-Din.
Salamah m & f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "good health" in Arabic. It is traditionally masculine in Arabic-speaking regions but is used as a feminine name in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Salbiah f Malay, Indonesian
Possibly from Arabic سَلْبِيَّة (salbiyya) meaning "negativity, passivity", referring to negative attributes (sifat) that cannot be found in Allah.
Saleha f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Saliha as well as the usual Malay, Indonesian, Urdu, and Bengali form.
Salehah f Malay
Malay variant of Saliha.
Salihah f Malay
Malay form of Saliha.
Salimah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Salima as well as the Malay, Indonesian and Maranao form.
Salina f Bengali, Malay
Meaning uncertain, possibly of Arabic origin.
Salleh m Malay
Malay form of Salih.
Sallina f English (Rare), Malaysian
Probably a variant of Selina.
Salmah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Salma as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Salmi f & m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Means "peaceful, amicable" in Arabic.
Salmiah f Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic سِلْمِيّ (salmiyy) meaning "peaceful, amicable, pacifistic".
Samat m Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir, Tatar, Malay
Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Bashkir, Tatar and Malay form of Samad.
Samiah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Samiya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Samihah f Malay
Malay form of Samiha.
Samirah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Samira 1 as well as the Indonesian, Malay and Maranao form.
Samsudin m Indonesian, Malay, Filipino, Maguindanao
Indonesian, Malay, and Maguindanao form of Shams al-Din.
Samsuri m Indonesian, Malay
Possibly related to Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun".
Samudera m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian form of Samudra.
Saniah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Saniyya or Saniya.
Sanusi m Indonesian, Malay, Nigerian, Fula, Hausa
From Arabic سَنُوسِيّ (sannūsī), the name of a Sufi order and clan that existed in Libya and the Sudan region. The sect was named after its founder, Muslim theologian Muhammad ibn Ali al-Sanusi (1787-1859).
Sapiah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Safiyyah.
Sarifah f Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Sharifah.
Sarimah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Sarima as well as the usual Malay form.
Saripah f Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Sharifah.
Saudah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sawda as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Sayang f Malay
Means "love, affection, darling, dear, kind, beloved" in Malay.
Sazali m Malay
From the name of 13th-century Moroccan Sufi scholar Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili.
Selamah f Indonesian, Malay
Possibly from Indonesian and Malay selamat meaning "safe, healthy, secure" or perhaps a form of the name Salama.
Selamat m Indonesian, Malay
Means "safe, healthy, secure" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic سلامات (salamat).
Senang m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "happy, content, loved" in Indonesian or "easy" in Malay.
Senin m Indonesian, Malay
Means "Monday" in Indonesian and Malay, ultimately from Arabic الِاثْنَيْنِ (al-iṯnayn).
Sepiah f Malay
Malay form of Safiyyah.
Seri f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Shri.
Shaari m Malay
Variant of Ashari.
Shafie m Malay
From Arabic شافعي‎ (Shāfiʿī), the name of one of the four schools of thought (madhhab) in Sunni Islam, which was named in honour of its founder, Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi'i.
Shafiee m Malay
Variant of Shafie.
Shafiqah f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Shafiqa as well as the Malay form.
Shafiyah f Malay, Indonesian
Either means "forgiveness" from Arabic صَفْح (ṣafḥ) meaning "pardon, forgiveness, amnesty" or "healer, curer" from شَفَى (šafā) "to heal, to cure". It can also be considered a form of the name Safiyyah.
Shahidah f Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Shahid.
Shahidan m Malay
Derived from Arabic شهيد or شاهد (shahid) meaning "witness".
Shahril m Malay
Variant of Shahrul.
Shahrizal m Malay
Possibly from Persian شاه‬ (shah) meaning "king" combined with the name Rizal.
Shahrom m Malay, Tajik, Uzbek (Rare)
Malay, Tajik, and Uzbek form of Shahram. A notable bearer of this name is the Malaysian soccer player Shahrom Kalam (b. 1985).
Shahrul m Malay
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with شهر ال (Shahr al) meaning "month of the, moon of the".
Shakirah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Shakira as well as the Malay form.
Shamimi f Malay
Strictly feminine form of Shamim.
Shamisah f Malay
Variant of Syamsiah.
Shamsiah f Malay
Variant of Syamsiah.
Shamsudin m Arabic, Malay, Chechen
Arabic alternate transcription of Shams al-Din as well as the Malay and Chechen form.
Shamsul m Malay, Bengali
From the first part of compound Arabic names beginning with شمس ال (Shams al) meaning "sun of the" (such as Shams al-Din).
Shamsuri m Malay
Variant of Samsuri.
Shariff m Malay
Malay form of Sharif.
Sharifuddin m Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sharif al-Din as well as the Malay form.
Sharip m Kyrgyz, Chechen, Kazakh, Malay, Indonesian
Form of Sharif used in various languages.
Sharipah f Malay
Malay variant of Sharifah.
Sharul m Malay
Variant of Shahrul.
Shazwan m Malay
Variant of Syazwan.
Shazwani f Malay
Variant of Syazwani.
Shuhaida f Malay
Feminine form of Shuhaid.
Shuhaidah f Malay
Variant of Shuhaida.
Shuib m Malay
Malay form of Shuaib.
Sidek m Malay
Malay form of Sadiq.
Sofea f Malaysian
Possibly the Malaysian form of Sophia. This claim requires research.
Sofiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sofia.
Sofian m Arabic (Maghrebi), Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Sufyan chiefly used in Northern Africa as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.
Sophian m Indonesian, Malay, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Sufyan.
Sopiah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Safiyyah.
Suara f Malay (Modern, Rare)
Meaning "Voice" in Malay.
Suffian m Malay
Malay form of Sufyan.
Sufian m Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Sufyan as well as the Malay form.
Suhailah f Arabic, Malay
Arabic variant transcription of Suhaila as well as the Malay form.
Suhailee m & f Malay
Variant of Suhaili also used by Pattani Malays in Thailand.
Suhaili m & f Indonesian, Malay
From the name of 12th-century Arab jurist and scholar Al-Suhayli. His name was probably derived from Arabic سهولة (suhulah) meaning "ease, facility, comfort". It is solely used as a masculine name in Indonesia while it is unisex in Malaysia.
Suhaimi m & f Malay, Indonesian
Derived either from Arabic سحيم (suhaim) meaning "black, dark" (a diminutive of سحم (sahima) meaning "to become black, to be blackened") or سهيم (suhaim) meaning "arrows" (the plural of سهم (sahm) meaning "arrow, dart")... [more]
Sukri m Indonesian, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Indonesian, Malay and Thai form of Shukri.
Sulaimansyah m Indonesian, Malay
Combination of Sulaiman and Persian شاه (shah) meaning “king”
Sulung m & f Malay
Means "eldest, first-born" in Malay.
Suminundu f Kadazan, Malay, Dusun, Far Eastern Mythology
The creator goddess of Kadazan-Dusun mythology in the Malaysian state of Sabah.
Supian m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sufyan.
Suria f & m Malay, Indonesian
Means "sun" in Malay, ultimately from Sanskri सूर्य (surya), also used as an Indonesian variant of Surya... [more]
Suriana f & m Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Malay suria or Indonesian surya meaning "sun". It is used as a unisex name in Indonesia while it is feminine in Malaysia.
Suryani f Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Indonesian surya or Malay suria both meaning "sun".
Syafiq m Malay
Malay form of Shafiq.