Malay Names
Malay names are used in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, and Thailand.
143 names in our directory
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143Shahida is a feminine given name of Arabic origin, functioning as the feminine form of Shahid, which means "witness" in Arabic. The root name Shahid is deeply rooted in Islamic tradition, as al-Shahid (الشاهد) is one of...
Shamsuddin is an Arabic masculine given name, primarily a transcription of the Arabic شمس الدين (Shams al-Din), also the standard Bengali and Malay form. The name means "sun of the faith", derived from the Arabic element...
Sharif is a masculine given name and title of Arabic origin, derived from the root sharufa (شرف), meaning “noble, eminent, illustrious.” The name carries deep religious and historical significance in the Islamic world, a...
Sharifah is an alternate transcription of Arabic شريفة (Sharifa), the feminine form of Sharif, an Arabic title meaning "noble, eminent," etymologically derived from sharufa, "to be noble, to be illustrious." Originally,...
Siti is an Indonesian and Malay female given name, derived from the Arabic honorific sayyidati, meaning "lady." While etymologically from Arabic, it is also associated with Sita, the Hindu goddess from the Ramayana, thro...
Sitti is a feminine given name used in Maguindanao, Tausug, Malay, and Indonesian cultures. It is a form of Siti, which itself derives from Sita, a name of Sanskrit origin meaning "furrow". The name ultimately traces bac...
Suhaila is a feminine given name used in Arabic and Malay, formed as the feminine counterpart of the masculine name Suhail. The root Suhail derives from the Arabic word سهل (sahl), meaning "level, even, smooth". In astro...
Sulaiman is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name سليمان (see Sulayman), and is the usual form in Indonesian, Malay, and Hausa. It is derived from the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomo), which comes from שָׁלוֹם (sha...
Suraya is the Arabic and Malay transcription of the Arabic Thurayya (ثريّا or ثريّة), meaning "the Pleiades" – a star cluster in the constellation Taurus. The name carries celestial imagery, evoking brightness, beauty, a...
Wangi is a feminine given name used in Indonesian and Malay, meaning "fragrant" in both languages. The name is derived directly from the Malay/Indonesian word wangi, which describes a pleasant, sweet smell, akin to a per...
Wati is a feminine given name used in Indonesian and Malay-speaking regions. It derives from a suffix in Indonesian that means "woman," ultimately tracing back to Sanskrit influence. The name is thus etymologically linke...
Wira is a masculine given name used in Indonesia and Malaysia, meaning "hero" in both Indonesian and Malay. The name derives from the Sanskrit word vīra (वीर), which also means "hero" or "brave," and is related to the La...
Yahaya is a masculine given name used predominantly in Hausa and Malay cultures. It is the Hausa form and a Malay variant of Yahya, which itself is the Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of the biblical name John, derived...
Etymology & OriginsYahya is the Arabic, Turkish, and Persian form of the name John, derived from the Hebrew Yoḥanan, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." In the Quran, Yahya appears as the name of a prophet identified with John...
Yunus is the Arabic form of the Hebrew name Jonah, meaning "dove." In Islamic tradition, Yunus ibn Matta is revered as a prophet of God, corresponding to the biblical Jonah. The name appears in the Quran, where he is als...
Yusof is the Malay form of the Arabic name Yusuf, which itself derives from the Hebrew name Yosef (Joseph). The name is widely used in Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Malay-speaking regions, reflecting the strong Islamic...
Yusri is an Arabic masculine name meaning "comfort, ease, prosperity," derived from the root yasira, which conveys the idea of being easy or wealthy. In Indonesian contexts, it is occasionally used as a feminine name, re...
Zain is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Zayn, and it also serves as the usual Urdu and Malay form of the name. In Arabic, the name is written as زين, signifying “beauty” or “grace.”Etymology and OriginThe r...
Zainab is a variant form of the Arabic name Zaynab, commonly used in Hausa, Indonesian, Malay, Urdu, and other languages. The name's etymology is uncertain, but it is possibly derived from Arabic zayn meaning "beauty" an...
Zainuddin is the Malay and Indonesian form of Zayn ad-Din, as well as an alternate transcription of the original Arabic name. It is a masculine given name widely used in Muslim-majority regions of Southeast Asia, reflect...
Zakaria is a given name with multiple cultural origins. It is used as a Georgian, Malay, and Indonesian form of Zechariah and Zacharias, as well as an alternate transcription of Arabic زكريّا (see Zakariyya).EtymologyThe...
Zakiah is a female given name predominantly used in Arabic, Indonesian, and Malay-speaking communities. It is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Zakiyya (زكيّة), and it also functions as the standard Malay and...
Zarina is a feminine name of Persian origin, derived from the Persian word zarīn (زرین), meaning "golden". It is used across various cultures, including Kazakh, Malay, Tajik, Urdu, and Uzbek, reflecting the historical in...