te

The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.


de

The name of the Latin-script letter D/d.


be

The name of the Latin-script letter B/b.


en

The name of the Latin-script letter N/n.


el

The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.


we

The name of the Latin-script letter W/w.


ye

The name of the Latin-script letter Y/y.


er

The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.


ha

The name of the Latin-script letter H/h.


em

The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.


ge

The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.


ce

The name of the Latin-script letter C/c.


es

The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.


je

From Dutch jee. Doublet of ye. Represented Dutch-derived J (pronounced /j/, modern Y) before 1972.

The name of the Latin-script letter J/j.


zet

The name of the Latin-script letter Z/z.


Adi

From Javanese Adi, from Sanskrit अधि (adhi).


Abdul

From Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant [of]”) + ال (al-, “the”).

a male given name from Arabic used by Muslims


Anne

Pronunciations with final schwa are reinforced by Dutch Anne. Ultimately from French Anne.


ki

The name of the Latin-script letter Q/q.


Clara

Clara Bernadeth, b. 1994


Agus

From Malay Agus, from Classical Malay اڬوس (Agus), from bagus, from Classical Malay باڬوس (bagus), from Proto-Malayic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bagus.

a male given name from Malay: alternative spelling of Bagus


Bianca

Bianca Astrid Hello, b. 2001

a female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Blanche


Maria

From Vulgate Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Aramaic מרים (Maryām), corresponding to the Hebrew מרים (Miryām). Doublet of Maryam.


Tiara

Tiara Andini, b. 2001

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Tiara


ka

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.


masjid

id-noun

masjid (plural masjid-masjid, first-person possessive masjidku, second-person possessive masjidmu, third-person possessive masjidnya)

masjid-masjid (plural)
masjidku (first-person possessive)
masjidmu (possessive second-person)
masjidnya (possessive third-person)

From Malay masjid, from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid), from the root س ج د (s-j-d).


pura

pura (plural pura-pura, first-person possessive puraku, second-person possessive puramu, third-person possessive puranya)

pura-pura (plural)
puraku (first-person possessive)
puramu (possessive second-person)
puranya (possessive third-person)

From Malay pura (“castle town”), from Sanskrit पुर (pura). Doublet of puri.
* Sense of "temple" is a semantic loan from Balinese ᬧᬸᬭ (pura) which is ultimately from same Sanskrit word.

(Hinduism) temple, a Balinese Hinduism place of worship.


Ari

From Javanese Ari, from Old Javanese ari (“the young”).


ef

The name of the Latin-script letter F/f.


a

The name of the Latin-script letter A/a.


ve

The name of the Latin-script letter V/v.


Priscilla

Priscilla "Pica Priscilla" Febrita Wiriahardja, b. 1988

a female given name from Latin, equivalent to English Priscilla


Olivia

Olivia Lubis Jensen, b. 1993

a female given name from English, equivalent to English Olivia


Amelia

Amelia Anggraini, b. 1971

a female given name from English, equivalent to English Amelia


kuil

kuil (plural kuil-kuil, first-person possessive kuilku, second-person possessive kuilmu, third-person possessive kuilnya)

kuil-kuil (plural)
kuilku (first-person possessive)
kuilmu (possessive second-person)
kuilnya (possessive third-person)

From Malay kuil, from Tamil கோயில் (kōyil). Cognate of English kovil.

temple, a house of worship of religions, except for Balinese Hinduism (pura).

shrine, a holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.


Natasha

Natasha Wilona, b. 1998


Agatha

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), feminine of ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

a female given name from Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Agatha


Louisa

Grace Natalie Louisa, b. 1982

a female given name from English, equivalent to English Louisa


Valerie

Borrowed from English Valerie, from French Valérie.

Agatha Valerie Mamahit, b. 1999

a female given name from English [in turn from French]


Clarissa

Clarissa Goenawan, b. 1988

a female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Clarissa


Cynthia

Borrowed from English Cynthia, from Latin Cynthia.

a female given name from English [in turn from Latin]


Ahmad

a male given name from Arabic, variant of Akhmad


Adrianus

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Adrian, mostly found on Christian Indonesians.


Albertus

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Albert, mostly used as the baptismal name on Christian Indonesians.


Arjuna

From Javanese ꦄꦂꦗꦸꦤ (Arjuna), from Sanskrit अर्जुन (arjuna).

a male given name from Javanese, Sanskrit, popular in South Asia.


Gabriella

Gabriella Ekaputri, b. 2001

a female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Gabrielle


Nadine

Nadine Chandrawinata, b. 1984


Nadia

Borrowed from French Nadia, either from Arabic نَادِيَا (nādiyā) or Russian На́дя (Nádja).

Nadia Omara, b. 1992


Sabrina

Popularity likely inspired from Arabic صَابْرِينَا (ṣābrīnā), folk etymologized form of earlier سَابْرِينَا (sābrīnā) (now mostly limited to non-Arabs with the name), from English Sabrina based on Arabic root ص ب ر (ṣ b r).

bor

Arabic صَابْرِينَا (ṣābrīnā)

a female given name from Arabic [in turn from English], equivalent to English Sabrina


mesjid

id-noun

mêsjid (plural mesjid-mesjid, first-person possessive mesjidku, second-person possessive mesjidmu, third-person possessive mesjidnya)

mêsjid (canonical)
mesjid-mesjid (plural)
mesjidku (first-person possessive)
mesjidmu (possessive second-person)
mesjidnya (possessive third-person)

/məsˈd͡ʒɪt̚/

alternative spelling of masjid (“mosque”)


gereja

gêrèja (first-person possessive gerejaku, second-person possessive gerejamu, third-person possessive gerejanya)

gêrèja (canonical)
gerejaku (first-person possessive)
gerejamu (possessive second-person)
gerejanya (possessive third-person)

From Malay gereja. Borrowed from Portuguese igreja, from Old Galician-Portuguese igreja, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία (ekklēsía, “congregation”).

der

A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.


Petrus

Learned borrowing from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros).

a male given name from Dutch [in turn from Latin], equivalent to English Peter


Aurelia

Borrowed from Spanish Aurelia, from Latin Aurēlia.

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Aurelia


Anis

From Arabic أنيس (ʔanīs, “close friend”).


Anis

Anies

now chiefly used to refer Anies Baswedan


Agni

From Sanskrit अग्नि (agní, “fire”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hagníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hagnís, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥gʷnís, from *h₁engʷ- (“to burn; fire”). Doublet of anggara.

a male or female given name from Sanskrit


Indra

From Sanskrit इन्द्र (indra). Doublet of indra.
* Semantic loan from Javanese ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (Indra)


Aditya

From Javanese ꦄꦢꦶꦠꦾ (Aditya), from Old Javanese āditya, from Sanskrit आदित्य (ādityá).


Adnan

From Arabic عَدْنَان (ʕadnān, “settler”).


Elvira

Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti, b. 1993

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Elvira


Andi

Borrowed from Javanese ꦄꦤ꧀ꦢꦶ (Andi), from Old Javanese andi (“servant”).


Ketut

a male given name from Balinese, given to 4th (or later) born sons


Ardi

From Javanese Ardi, from Old Javanese ardi (“mountain”).


eks

The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.


Aprilia

Apriliannita "Aprilia" Putri, b. 1992

a female given name transferred from the month name


Agustina

a female given name from Spanish [in turn transferred from the month name]


Tionghoa

Borrowed from Chinese Hokkien 中華／中华 (Tiong-hôa).

any of several Sinitic languages or dialects spoken in China, especially Literary Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu or Min Nan.


Tiongkok

Chinese (of, from, or related to the People's Republic of China)


candi

id-noun

candi (first-person possessive candiku, second-person possessive candimu, third-person possessive candinya)

candiku (first-person possessive)
candimu (possessive second-person)
candinya (possessive third-person)

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦤ꧀ꦝꦶ (candi), from Old Javanese caṇḍi (“temple, sanctuary”).

der

Hikmah tersebut menghunjam dengan dalam ketika ritual telanjang itu sudah 11 kali mengelilingi candi.

2007, Gabriel Sindhunata, Petruk jadi guru, page 177:

This wisdom sank deeply, when the naked ritual had circled the temple 11 times.

ancient temple (archeological site of former Hindu or Buddhist temple in Indonesia)


Bagus

From Malay Bagus, from bagus, from Proto-Malayic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *bagus, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *bagus.


Ratna

From Sanskrit रत्न (rátna, “jewel, gem”).


Mahmud

Ultimately from Arabic مَحْمُود (maḥmūd).


Arya

Borrowed from Javanese ꦄꦂꦪ (arya), from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble; noble one”).


klenteng

id-noun

klenteng (first-person possessive klentengku, second-person possessive klentengmu, third-person possessive klentengnya)

klentengku (first-person possessive)
klentengmu (possessive second-person)
klentengnya (possessive third-person)


wihara

From Javanese ꦮꦶꦲꦫ (wihara, “monastery”), from Old Javanese wihāra, bihāra, from Sanskrit विहार (vihāra, “monastery, academy”). Doublet of biara.


Ilham

Ultimately from Arabic إِلْهَام (ʔilhām).


Gisella

Borrowed from Italian Gisella, from French Giselle.

Gisella Anastasia, b. 1990

a female given name from Italian [in turn from French]


Agung

Borrowed from Javanese ꦄꦒꦸꦁ (agung), from Old Javanese aguṅ (“great”).


Joko

From Javanese ꦗꦏ (jaka), from Old Javanese jaka.


Amirah

Borrowed from Arabic أَمِيرَة (ʔamīra, “princess”), feminine of أَمِير (ʔamīr, “prince”).


Maryam

Inherited from Malay Maryam, from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Aramaic מרים (maryam). Doublet of Maria.

a female given name, Mary, Maria, Marie, Miriam, Maryam


Gracia

Gracia Indri Sari Sulistyaningrum, b. 1990

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Grace


Rahman

Ultimately from Arabic رَحْمٰن (raḥmān).


Matius

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Matthew


Usman

Ultimately from Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān)


Ishak

Arabic إِسْحَاقَ (ʔisḥāqa)


Ayub

Ayyub

Ayoub; given name from Arabic; senses, and only


Mukhtar

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).


Dwi

From Javanese Dwi, ultimately from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi).


Widya

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦶꦢꦾ (widya), from Old Javanese widyā, from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge, wisdom”).


Respati

Borrowed from Javanese ꦉꦱ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ (Respati), from Old Javanese wṛhaspati (“Bṛhaspati; Jupiter; Thursday”), from Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati).


Ica

a diminutive of the female given name Annisa, Risa, Riska and of similar-sounding names


Andini

From Javanese Andini, from Old Javanese andini (“obedient, submissive”).


Anindya

From Javanese Anindya, from Old Javanese Anindya (“perfect, not guilty”).


Arga

From Javanese ꦄꦂꦒ (Arga), from Old Javanese arga (“high mountain”).


Zuhur

id-noun

Zuhur (first-person possessive Zuhurku, second-person possessive Zuhurmu, third-person possessive Zuhurnya)

Zuhurku (first-person possessive)
Zuhurmu (possessive second-person)
Zuhurnya (possessive third-person)

From earlier Lohor, from Malay Lohor,
Zohor, Zuhur, from Arabic ظُهْر (ẓuhr, “noon”).


Adithya

a male given name from Sanskrit: alternative spelling of Aditya


Armeni

(obsolete) A person from Armenia or of Armenian descent; Armenian.


Maulana

Ultimately from Arabic مَوْلَانَا (mawlānā).


Rizky

a male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Rizki


Adit

Shortening of Aditya. Borrowed from Javanese ꦄꦢꦶꦠꦾ (Aditya), ultimately from Sanskrit आदित्य (ādityá).


Abimanyu

From Javanese Abimanyu, from Sanskrit अभिमन्यु (abhimanyu).


Wijaya

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦶꦗꦪ (Wijaya), from Old Javanese wijaya (“victory, triumph; victorious”), from Sanskrit विजय (vijaya).


Sri

From Javanese Sri, from Sanskrit श्री (śrī). Doublet of seri and sri.


Wirawan

From Javanese Wirawan, from Sanskrit वीरवन्त् (vīravant, “heroic”). Equals to wira + -wan.


Tri

From Javanese Tri, ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].


Subroto

From Javanese Subroto, from Sanskrit सुव्रत (suvrata).


Anggraeni

a female given name from Javanese: alternative spelling of Anggraini


Pratama

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦠꦩ (pratama), from Sanskrit प्रथम (prathamá).


bahasa Swedia

id-noun

bahasa Swedia (first-person possessive bahasa Swediaku, second-person possessive bahasa Swediamu, third-person possessive bahasa Swedianya)

bahasa Swedia ku (first-person possessive)
bahasa Swedia mu (possessive second-person)
bahasa Swedia nya (possessive third-person)


bahasa Esperanto

bahasa Esperanto (first-person possessive bahasa Esperantoku, second-person possessive bahasa Esperantomu, third-person possessive bahasa Esperantonya)

bahasa Esperanto ku (first-person possessive)
bahasa Esperanto mu (possessive second-person)
bahasa Esperanto nya (possessive third-person)


Lukman

Ultimately from Arabic لُقْمَان (luqmān).


Afandi

Ultimately from Arabic أَفَنْدِي (ʔafandī, “mister; sir”).


Adinda

From Malay adinda, from Classical Malay اديندا (adinda).


Retno

From Javanese [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].


Putri

Ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī).


Nusa

From Javanese nusa (ꦤꦸꦱ, “island”), from Old Javanese nūsa (“island”).

an unknown-gender given name from Java (Kuningan, Cilacap, Waikanabu, Surakarta, Wangkanapi), which means "island" or "land" (colloquially)


Hidayat

Ultimately from Arabic هِدَايَة (hidāya).


Efendi

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi, “mister; sir”).


Syahla

Borrowed from Arabic شَهْلَاء (šahlāʔ), feminine singular of أَشْهَل (ʔašhal).


Satria

Ultimately from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “warrior-king”) via Javanese ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪ (satriya).

a male given name from Balinese, Javanese, Sanskrit


Daffa

Likely from Arabic ضَفَّة (ḍaffa, “bank, shore”).


Salsabila

Borrowed from Arabic سَلْسَبِيلًا (salsabīlan), a form of سَلْسَبِيل (salsabīl, “Salsabil”), a Quranic hapax only attested on QS 76:18.

bor+

سَلْسَبِيلًا

Salsabila Khairunnisa, b. 2003


Khairunnisa

Borrowed from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr) النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ), grammatically "good thing of the women", although it was likely intended to mean "good woman". Indonesian do not distinguish singular and plural in many nouns, along with other many languages in Southeast Asia.

Sabrina Chairunnisa, b. 1992


Callista

Borrowed from Italian Callista, a conflation from two sources, both from Ancient Greek:
* From Ancient Greek καλλίστη (kallístē), feminine of κάλλιστος (kállistos), superlative of καλός (kalós).
* From Callisto (“a moon of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Καλλιστώ (Kallistṓ).

Jane Callista Saweango, b. 2008

a female given name from Italian [in turn from Ancient Greek]


Annisa

Borrowed from Arabic النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ, “the women”).

Annisa Pohan, b. 1981


Fransisca

Earlier Francisca, from Spanish Francisca.

Fransisca Saraswati "Sisca Saras" Puspa Dewi, b. 2000

a female given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Frances


Safira

Borrowed from Italian Saffira, from Ancient Greek Σαπφειρη (Sappheirē), likely from σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).

a female given name from Italian [in turn from Ancient Greek], equivalent to English Sapphira


Aulia

Borrowed from Arabic أَوْلِيَاء (ʔawliyāʔ).

Aulia Sarah, b. 1991


Saifullah

bor

سَيْف اللّٰه


Hasyim

a male given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Hashim


Syamsuddin

From Arabic شَمْسُ ٱلدِين (šamsu d-dīn).

شَمْسُ ٱلدِين


Mokhtar

From Arabic مُخْتَار (muḵtār, “chosen”).

a male given name from Arabic, a earlier spelling of Mukhtar


Saifuddin

From Arabic سَيْفُ ٱلدِين (sayfu d-dīn).

سَيْفُ ٱلدِين


Yohanes

From Dutch Johannes, from Late Latin Iōhannēs, variant of Latin Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān)


Timotius

a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Timothy


Wahyu

a male given name from Javanese [in turn from Arabic]


Humaira

Borrowed from Arabic حُمَيْرة (ḥumayra), diminutive of حُمْرة (ḥumra, “redness”), or from حُمَيْرَاة (ḥumayrāh).


Abyantara

From Javanese Abyantara, from Sanskrit [Term?].


Acintya

From Javanese Acintya, from Sanskrit अचिन्त्य (acintya).


Adinata

From Javanese Adhinatha, probably from Sanskrit [Term?].


Septia

a female given name transferred from the month name


Nabila

Borrowed from Arabic نَبِيلَة (nabīla), feminine of نَبِيل (nabīl, “noble”).

Nabila Taqiyyah, b. 2005


Naura

Borrowed from Arabic نَوْرَة (nawra, “blossom”).

bor+

Naura Ayu, b. 2005


Bapa Kami

From Malay Bapa Kami, after the incipit of the Malay translation of the Lord's Prayer.
Literally, “Our Father”.


Natasya

Ната́ша Наташа#Russian

a female given name from Russian Ната́ша (Natáša): Alternative spelling of Natasha


Tantri

तन्त्री तन्त्री#Sanskrit

a female given name from Sanskrit तन्त्री (tantrī)


Wijoyo

From Javanese Wijaya. Doublet of Wijaya.