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62 Common Girl Names in Indonesia

Common girl names in Indonesia are not having much different from many years ago. Nowadays, even though so many things happen and change, those names keep reminding the identity of Indonesian culture such as when they wear types of Kebaya in Indonesia.

In so many Indonesian traditions, common girl names in Indonesia are always related to tradition in the way parents choose their names. The tradition is correlated with the basic custom culture to the place where the girl was born.

Since Indonesia consist of so many tradition and custom cultures, there make so many variants of different common girl names in Indonesia. From Sabang to Merauke, there will be so many different names that not only come from the most famous tribe in Indonesia but also the regular one.

Group of Indonesian kids

Even so, the difference shown in Indonesia to the richest cultures it has that makes the common girl names for Indonesian people is unique from one to another region. That becomes the identity that signs where the girl comes from such as the Indonesian most well-known model.

Moreover, those common girl names in Indonesia make it easier for someone else to behave towards their culture. Since every culture has a different culture, as Indonesian, they should know each other on how to treat them nicely.

Speaking of it, here we have some of the lists of the common girl names in Indonesia. Now, let’s check them out below!

No.NameOriginMeans
1AnitaJavaneseElegant, graceful
2AndienSundanese/Bataknese/JavaneseObedient, solemn influencer
3AuliaSundaneseLeader
4AnisaArabicCompanion, inspired by the wife of the Prophet Muhammad that represent the faith
5ArumJavaneseFragrant, represent a beautiful fragrant from flower
6AnyJavaneseRepresent a great principle in life and obey the rule
7BudiwatiJavaneseKind, wise in making decisions, good attitude and behavior
8BulanJavaneseMoon, bring the light into others along the life
9CitraJavaneseRepresents a good attitude towards others
10CindySundaneseResponsible person, bring kindness, full of God blessed, good speaker
11DewiJavaneseGod in Hinduism and Buddhism, bring beauty, spread kindness like a God
12DiahJavanesePowerful, cheerful, daughter of a nobleman that represents kindness to others
13DianJavaneseLight, represent that the girl will bring light to the family and others around their life
14DesiJavaneseFreedom, happiness, strong, calm, hopefully, bring happiness among others
15EkaUniversalFirstborn
16EulisSundaneseGood speaker, great in bring the mood by conversation towards others
17EndahJavaneseBeautiful, bring beauty in look and behavior
18EniJavaneseBeautiful, bring beauty in look and behavior
19GendisJavaneseSweet, full of creation that hopefully always capable to bring some creatives idea, great in following what inside their heart
20HaniJavaneseHappy and cheerful, represent  a happiness that hopefully can be spread towards others
21HeniJavaneseCreative, clever, smart, great to lead others which means can be a good leader
22IndahSundanese/JavaneseBeauty that brings a good look, is generous, spreads kindness everywhere
23IndriJavaneseFreedom, perfect, represents perfect happiness with a peaceful life along with the life
24KadekBalineseMiddle born in the family of Balinese tribe
25KemalaJavaneseBeautiful stone, represent a stronger girl to face everything harder in life
26KomangBalineseThe youngest in the family of the Balinese tribe
27Laeli/LaelaJavanesePowerful, full of energy, bring happiness around others
28LindaJavaneseBeautiful, soft, represent a person with a warm heart, soft in attitude and behavior
29LestariJavaneseEverlasting, represent a long life
30LiaJavaneseCalm, easy-going, bring happiness among others
31MaharaniJavaneseQueen, represent a great leader
32MegaJavaneseGreat, strong, soft like cloud, hopefully, bring a strong character in life
33MelaJavaneseBrave, clever, hard worker
34MelatiSundaneseClever, fighter, hard worker
35MawarJavaneseRepresent a rose that has a brave color
36MilaJavaneseGreat advisor, great counselor, diligent, loved by everyone
37MayaJavaneseRepresent a beauty, bring a great character of kindness
38MayangSundanese/BetawineseSoft, heartwarming person
39MetaSundanesePearl, represent a beauty
40MiraJavaneseKindness, wise in making decisions, careful
41Ni/LuhBalineseFirstborn in Balinese culture for daughter
42NdariJavaneseFull moon, represent a beauty
43NingrumJavaneseResponsible person, care of others, protective towards others, high of the sense of sympathy
44NingsihJavaneseLove, kindness
45PermataJavanesePearl, represent a beauty
46PertiwiJavaneseInspired by the earth that represents having a down to earth person, humble
47PuspitaJavaneseBlooming flowers, represent beauty, a great career, and good life
48PutriUniversalDaughter, a princess, represent a beauty
49RitaJavaneseKind, high of the sense of sympathy, represent beauty from pearl
50RaniJavaneseWilling to sacrifice, great leader, represent a beauty that inspired from the queen
51RatihJavaneseKindness, happiness, cheerful
52ReniJavaneseDiligent, cheerful, hard worker
53RinaJavaneseA home that represents happiness
54SantiJavaneseCalm, peaceful, happy, hard worker, solemn, represent a great persona, charismatic person
55SintaJavaneseCharismatic person, happiness
56SarahJavaneseDaughter of a nobleman that represents a beautiful and glamorous person
57SitiJavaneseInspired by the great people in the history of Muslim woman
58SulisJavaneseCharming
59SetiawatiJavaneseCharming, glamour
60WatiJavaneseClever, fighter, hard worker
61YuliJavaneseKindness, born on July
62YantiJavaneseSoft, heartwarming person

So, there are some of the common girl names in Indonesia that you can find around Indonesian neighborhoods. Which becomes your favorite so far?

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