Malaysian Submitted Names

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Syahid m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Shahid.

Syahidah f Malay, Indonesian
Feminine form of Syahid.

Syahir m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Shahir.

Syahirah f Malay
Malay form of Shahira.

Syahril m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian form of Shahrul as well as a Malay variant.

Syahrul m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian form of Shahrul as well as a Malay variant.

Syaiful m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Saiful.

Syakir m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Shakir.

Syakira f Indonesian, Malay
Feminine form of Syakir.

Syakirah f Malaysian
Means "thankful"

Syamim m & f Malay
Malay form of Shamim.

Syamimi f Malay
Strictly feminine form of Shamim.

Syamsiah f Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic شمس (shams) meaning "sun".

Syamsul m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian form of Shamsul as well as a Malay variant.

Syarif m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sharif.

Syarifah f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Sharifah.

Syariff m Malay
Malay form of Sharif.

Syazwan m Malay
Possibly derived from Arabic شذا (shazan) meaning "perfume, fragrance, aroma".

Syazwani f Malay
Feminine form of Syazwan.

Syazwi m & f Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Syazwani.

Syukri m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Shukri.

Taib m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Tayyib as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Tamak m Malay
Tamak is a dragon that turns into a wraith. He collects magical artifacts and drives a blue 675-lt. He wears a black cloak in wraith form and is blue in dragon form. For more information read the soon to be published The Dragon Wraith Hero by Bilbo J. Ramsay and Arwen D. Ramsay.... [more]

Tamrin m Malay (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Tamrin m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
Means "practice, habituation, accustoming" in Arabic.

Tarmizi m Indonesian, Malay
From the name of 9th-century Islamic scholar Al-Tirmidhi. His name was derived from his birthplace, the city of Termez in present-day Uzbekistan.

Taufek m Malay
Malay form of Tawfiq.

Taufiq m Indonesian, Bengali, Malay, Urdu, Kurdish
Form of Tawfiq.

Teratai f Malay
Derived from Malay teratai meaning "waterlily".

Termizi m Malay
Variant of Tarmizi.

Tijah f Malay, Indonesian
Short form of Khatijah.

Tipah f Indonesian, Malay
Short form of Latipah.

Tombiruo m & f Malay, Kadazan, Dusun, Far Eastern Mythology
The name of a Northern Bornean forest guardian spirit well known to certain Kadazans and Dusuns in Sabah. Said spirit is the titular subject of a Malaysian book series and a popular Malaysian film.

Tuah m Malay
Means "good luck" in Malay. A famous bearer is Hang Tuah, a Malay hero.

Umi f Indonesian, Malay
Derievd from Arabic أم ('umm) meaning "mother".

Umi Kalsom f Malay
Malay form of Umm Kulthum.

Ungu f Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Means "purple" in Malay.

Usop m Malay, Maguindanao, Maranao
Malay form Yusuf also used in the southern Philippines.

Uwais m Arabic (Rare), Indonesian, Malay
From an archaic Arabic word meaning "wolf". Uwais al-Qarani was a prominent 6th-century Islamic scholar.

Vyan f Malaysian (Rare, ?)

Wahab m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu
Means "giver, bestower" in Arabic, from the root وَهَبَ (wahaba) meaning "to give, to bestow". In Islamic tradition الوهاب (al-Wahab) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Wahap m Indonesian, Malay (Rare)
Indonesian and Malay form of Wahab.

Wahidah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Wahida as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Waliyuddin m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Means "friend of the faith (Islam)", from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy) meaning "friend, helper, benefactor" combined with دِين (dīn) meaning "religion, faith".

Waty f Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Wati.

Wiston m Spanish (Latin American), English (African), French (African), Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Variant of Winston.

Wooi m & f Malaysian
Malaysian transcription of the Chinese character 伟 (wěi, see Wei).... [more]

Yaacob m Malay
Malay form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Yaakob m Malay
Malay form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Yaakub m Malay
Malay form of Ya'aqov (see Jacob).

Yahaya m Malay, Western African, Hausa
Malay and Hausa form of Yahya.

Yatim m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic يتيم (yatim) meaning "unique, unmatched, incomparable".

Yazid m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "increasing, adding" from Arabic زَادَ (zāda) meaning "to add, to increase". This name was borne by three Umayyad caliphs.

Yunalis f & m Indonesian (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Meaning uncertain, possibly a recently coined name. A notable bearer is Yunalis binti Mat Zara'ai (1986-), a Malaysian singer professionally known as Yuna.

Yunos m Malay, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Malay, Maranao and Maguindanao form of Yunus (see Jonah).

Yusof m Malay
Malay form of Yosef (see Joseph). A notable bearer of this name was Yusof bin Ishak (1910-1970), the first president of Singapore.

Yusoff m Malay
Malay form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yusop m Filipino, Tausug, Malay, Thai (Muslim)
Tausug, Malay, and Thai form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yusri m & f Indonesian, Malay
Means "my comfort, my wealth" from Arabic يسر (yusr) meaning "comfort, ease, wealth, prosperity". It is a unisex name in Indonesia while it is solely masculine in Malaysia.

Yussof m Malay
Malay form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yussoff m Malay
Malay form of Yosef (see Joseph).

Yuvan m Indian, Tamil (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
From Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan) meaning “young, youthful, healthy”.

Zabedah f Malay
Malay form of Zubaida.

Zabidah f Malay
Malay form of Zubaida.

Zafran m Urdu, Malay, Indonesian
From Arabic زَعْفَرَان (zaʿfarān) meaning "saffron".

Zaharah f Malay
Derived from Arabic زهرة (zahrah) meaning "flower".

Zaharatun f Malay
flower

Zahari m Malay
Derived from Arabic زهر (zahara) meaning "to shine".

Zaharie m Malay (Rare)
Variant of Zahari.

Zaharin m Malay
Possibly derived from Arabic زَاهِر (zāhir) meaning "shining, radiant".

Zahary m Malay
Variant of Zahari.

Zahirah f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zahira as well as the Malay form.

Zahiruddin m Arabic, Malay, Bengali
Variant transcription of Zahir al-Din.

Zahrah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zahra. It is often paired with Fatimah in reference to the Arabic title for the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, فاطمة الزهراء (Fatimah Az-Zahrā’), meaning "Fatimah the Splendid".

Zahrin m & f Malaysian

Zaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zaidi m Arabic, Malay
Means "my increase", from Arabic زاد (zada) meaning "to increase" (see Zayd). It may also come from the name of 8th-century Muslim leader Zaid bin Ali, whose unsuccessful revolt against the Umayyad Caliphate led to the formation of the Zaidiyyah sect of Shia Islam.

Zailani m Indonesian, Malay
Variant of Jailani.

Zaim m Arabic, Bosnian, Albanian, Malay
Means "leader" in Arabic.

Zaimah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zaima as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zainah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zayna as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zainal m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with زين ال (Zayn al) meaning "beauty of the" (such as Zayn ad-Din).

Zainal Abidin m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zayn al-Abidin.

Zainam f Indonesian, Malaysian, Pakistani

Zainap f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zaynab.

Zaini m Indonesian, Malay
Means "my beauty" or "my decoration" from Arabic زين (zayn) meaning "beauty" or "ornament, decoration".

Zainol m Malay
Variant of Zainal.

Zainon f & m Malay
From Arabic زَيْن (zayn) meaning "beauty".

Zainudin m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Zayn ad-Din.

Zainul m Arabic, Indonesian, Malay, Bengali
Arabic alternate transcription of Zainal as well as an Indonesian and Malay variant and a Bengali form.

Zaiton f Malay
Variant of Zaitun.

Zaitun f & m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Means "olive" in Arabic. It is sometimes used as a masculine name in Indonesia.

Zakariah m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zakariyya.

Zakiyah f Arabic, Indonesian, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Zakiyya as well as the Indonesian and Malay form.

Zaky m Malay, Arabic (Egyptian, Rare)
Malay and Egyptian variant of Zaki.

Zalee f English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zaleha f Malay
Malay form of Zulaykha or Saliha.

Zalehah f Malay
Variant of Zaleha.

Zalena f Malay

Zalina f Chechen, Ingush, Kabardian, Karachay-Balkar, Ossetian, Malay
Most likely a variant of Zarina.

Zalinah f Malay
Variant of Zalina.

Zalma f Indonesian (Rare), Malaysian (Rare), Spanish (Mexican)
Variant transcription of Salma.

Zalyna f Malaysian (Rare)

Zaminah f Malaysian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Zamina.

Zamri m Malay
Posibly from Arabic meaning "my beauty" or "my handsomeness".

Zamzam f & m Arabic, Eastern African, Somali, Indonesian, Javanese, Persian, Malay
From the name of a holy well in Mecca that, according to Islamic tradition, was miraculously created by Allah for Hajar and and her son Isma'il while the two were left in the desert without water... [more]

Zanariah f Malay
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.

Zanirah f Malaysian (Rare)

Zaquan m African American (Rare), Malaysian (Rare)
Elaboration of Quan.

Zarin f Bengali, Indian (Parsi), Indian (Muslim), Malay
Variant transcription of Zareen.

Zarinah f Malay
Variant of Zarina.

Zarvin m Filipino, Indonesian, Malay

Zaryn f & m English (American, Rare), Malaysian (Rare)

Zawiah f Malay
Probably of Arabic origin.

Zehan f Malaysian (Rare)

Zhar f & m Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic زهر (zahr) "flowers, blossoms" (see Zahrah) or زَهَرَ (zahara) "to shine, to be radiant, to give off light" (see Zaahir 1).

Ziana f English (Rare), Malaysian
Perhaps a variant of Xiana. It was given to 33 girls in the USA in 2016.... [more]

Ziera f Malaysian (Rare)

Zikri m Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr) meaning "remembrance, recollection".

Zinnirah f Malay (Rare)

Zolkefli m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zolkifli m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zolkifly m Malay (Rare)
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zubaidah f Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
Arabic alternate transcription of Zubaida as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zubir m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zubair.

Zuha f Indian (Muslim), Urdu, Malay
Derived from Arabic ضُحَى (ḍaḥḥā) meaning "sacrifice, immolate" or "morning, forenoon".

Zul m Arabic, Malay, Indonesian
First part of compound Arabic names beginning with ذو ال (Dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" (such as Dhu al-Kifl or Dhu al-Qarnayn).

Zulaika f Malay, Indonesian, Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
Form of Zulaykha used in several languages.

Zulaikha f Arabic (Rare), Urdu, Malay, Indonesian, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Zulaykha as well as the form used in several languages.

Zulfadli m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of the Arabic name Dhul Fadl, which is derived from Arabic ذو الفضل (ḏū al-faḍl) meaning "possessor of grace".

Zulfahmi m Indonesian, Malay
From Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" combined with فهم (fahm) meaning "understanding, comprehension".

Zulfikri m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Zulfikar.

Zulhadi m Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ذُو (ḏū) meaning "possessor (of), owner (of)" combined with Hadi.

Zulhelmi m Malay, Indonesian
Means "possessor of dreams" from Arabic ذو (dhu) meaning "possessor (of), owner (of)" and حلم (hulm) meaning "dream, wish".

Zulhusni m Malay
Means "possessor of beauty, possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, owner of the" and حسن (husn) meaning "beauty, goodness".

Zulieka f Malaysian (Rare), English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zuleika.

Zulkarnain m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zulkefli m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkefly m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkhairi m Malay, Indonesian
Means "possessor of goodness" from Arabic ذو ال (dhu al) meaning "possessor of the, goodness of the" combined with خير (khayr) meaning "goodness, good".

Zulkiflee m Malay
Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkifli m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkiflie m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkifly m Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulkipli m Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Dhu al-Kifl.

Zulqarnain m Urdu, Malay
Urdu and Malay form of Dhu al-Qarnayn.

Zunairah f Urdu, Malay, Indonesian (Rare)
Urdu alternate transcription of Zunaira as well as the Malay and Indonesian form.

Zuraida f Indonesian, Malay
Indonesian and Malay form of Zoraida.

Zuraidah f Malay, Indonesian
Malay and Indonesian form of Zoraida.

Zuriana f Malaysian

Zurina f Malay
Variant of Zarina.

Zurinah f Malay
Variant of Zurina.

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