Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Indonesian

Usage note
Many Indonesians have Arab or Hindu first names, depending on their religion.

Indonesian girls names

 * Amsia
 * Arina
 * Ayu
 * Basariah
 * Be
 * Bibi
 * Biduri
 * Butet
 * Chairania
 * Chut-Nja-Din
 * Çurpanakha
 * Dahliana
 * Damayanti
 * Dara-Jingga
 * Dara-Petak
 * Demmink
 * Donk
 * Duvinse
 * Ellarose
 * Enny
 * Erlyinda
 * Erna
 * Etti
 * Fenty
 * Fitri
 * Giriputri
 * Haeyanti
 * Harianti
 * Harsini
 * Hartini
 * Herawati
 * Herna
 * Hersanti
 * Hertati
 * Ien
 * Iin
 * Indijah
 * Inggit
 * Irwan
 * Jannigje
 * Kalawenara
 * Kamsiah
 * Kemala
 * Kirana
 * Kiyesha
 * Komang
 * Laksari
 * Lauana
 * Lely
 * Lisma
 * Markonah
 * Megowati
 * Meuthia
 * Mitya
 * Mutiara
 * Nabylla
 * Namora Oloan
 * Nini
 * Novi
 * Nurhajati Dini
 * Prita
 * Puteri
 * Raden
 * Rasuna
 * Ratha
 * Ratu
 * Setyaningsih
 * Sinthia
 * Sioe
 * Siska
 * Siti
 * Soemadiredja
 * Soesanti
 * Soewarsih
 * Srihati
 * Srikandi
 * Sugiarti
 * Sulastinah
 * Sulistyorini
 * Sumbadra
 * Suminten
 * Sumitra
 * Suradnya
 * Surtikanti
 * Susi
 * Susulowati
 * Sutiati
 * Syagini
 * Tarakinta
 * Taty
 * Tika
 * Tirta
 * Titik
 * Tiza
 * Tumanniranga
 * Ulfah
 * Visi
 * Wahjuningsih
 * Warsijati
 * Widiyawati
 * Widyastuti
 * Wiwik
 * Wiwit
 * Yatun

Indonesian boys names

 * Acawarman
 * Agung
 * Airlangga
 * Ajisaka
 * Amangku
 * Amangkurat
 * Ametung
 * Andika
 * Anusanatha
 * Apul
 * Arok
 * Ardianto
 * Atok
 * Bahadur
 * Balihung
 * Bambang
 * Bambong Sugeng
 * Batuta
 * Bayu
 * Bejo
 * Boleife
 * Bonjol
 * Budi
 * Buwana
 * Cahyono
 * Cecep
 * Chairil
 * Chairul
 * Çiva
 * Daksa
 * Debata
 * Dewantara
 * Entji
 * Erlangga
 * Eyo
 * Fakhry
 * Guntur
 * Hamengku
 * Hatta
 * Hiawang
 * Hulanapo
 * Janggam
 * Jarot
 * Jatawaman
 * Jayakatong
 * Kartanegara
 * Kartodirdjo
 * Kasumenagara
 * Kersen
 * Khoen
 * Kiani
 * Kundugga
 * Kurniawan
 * Kusnasosro
 * Lemboe
 * Madja
 * Mangkubuni
 * Mangoenkoesomo
 * Maraja
 * Marturak
 * Matulesia
 * Mauliwarmadewa
 * Mochtar
 * Mukmin
 * Nanggroe
 * Narotama
 * Pak
 * Panembahan
 * Pangeran
 * Parameswara
 * Purnadi
 * Raden
 * Ranga
 * Rexi
 * Roem
 * Sarmini
 * Sartoro
 * Satyawati
 * Sinduk
 * Singa
 * Soemarsaid
 * Sopan
 * Sugeng
 * Suharto
 * Sukanlah
 * Sukarno
 * Sukiman
 * Suluang
 * Sumitro
 * Suparman
 * Surapati
 * Susuhanan
 * Suyono
 * Syahrul
 * Tahmid
 * Takdir
 * Teungku
 * Tilo
 * Tjipto
 * Tjokroaminoto
 * Tohjaya
 * Triago
 * Tunggul
 * Wijaya
 * Wirapandya
 * Yapto
 * Yuwono

Balinese first names
People on the island of Bali have only four first names in use among them, and all are gender-neutral. The firstborn is named Wayan or Gede or Putu, the second child is named Made or Kadek, the third is named Nyoman (Man) or Komang (Mang), and the fourth always named Ketut (Tut). Once the parents have their fifth child, they will name him or her Wayan Balik (Balik being a Balinese word meaning “again”).

Malaysian girls’ names
Aside from Arab and Hindu names:


 * Aida (Ida)
 * Aini
 * Anis
 * Anisah
 * Arfah
 * Asyiqin
 * Ayu
 * Cempaka
 * Ché
 * Dayang
 * Delima
 * Esme
 * Geok
 * Haslina
 * Hasliza
 * Hasmah
 * Hawa
 * Hayati
 * Intan
 * Ismah
 * Khairulnisa
 * Lela
 * Lina
 * Lyana
 * Masnah
 * Mastura
 * Mazlin
 * Mazlina
 * Maznah
 * Melati
 * Melur
 * Mutiara (Yara, Tiara)
 * Nik
 * Noor
 * Nor
 * Noraini
 * Norazah
 * Norhasnize
 * Norhenaza
 * Norlaili
 * Norlina
 * Normah
 * Normi
 * Norsiah
 * Nur
 * Nurul
 * Radin
 * Rafeah
 * Rosnani
 * Rosni
 * Ruhil
 * Saleha
 * Sanisah
 * Seri
 * Sharifah
 * Siti
 * Sofea
 * Soopia
 * Suhana
 * Suriani
 * Suriati
 * Syafika (Fika)
 * Syahidah
 * Syamala
 * Syamira (Mira)
 * Syarifah
 * Tongoo
 * Venita
 * Wan
 * Wati
 * Zahreen
 * Zaini
 * Zainon
 * Zaiton
 * Zaliha
 * Zeti
 * Zetty
 * Zuhal

Malaysian boys’ names
Aside from Arab and Hindu names:


 * Abidin
 * Adnan
 * Affendi
 * Ahnani
 * Alif
 * Along
 * Ariff
 * Ariffin
 * Awang
 * Azmi
 * Azrul
 * Badan
 * Bahari
 * Bukhari
 * Burhan
 * Dahari
 * Dato
 * Duman
 * Fais
 * Faisal
 * Faiz
 * Faizal
 * Idzham
 * Jamaluddin
 * Jasni
 * Jefri
 * Johan
 * Kamaluddin
 * Kamarul
 * Khair
 * Khairuddin
 * Khairul
 * Khir
 * Lokman
 * Luqman
 * Mah
 * Mat
 * Meor
 * Nik
 * Noh
 * Noor
 * Nor
 * Nordin
 * Norman
 * Nur
 * Ridhuan
 * Rosdi
 * Roslan
 * Rosli
 * Rosman
 * Sanusi
 * Shaari
 * Shafie
 * Shaharuddin
 * Shamsul
 * Sheikh
 * Shukry
 * Suffian
 * Suhaimi
 * Syaari
 * Syari
 * Syed
 * Syukri
 * Syukur
 * Taha
 * Tajuddin
 * Tarmizi
 * Tun
 * Wan
 * Yatim
 * Yawsoon
 * Yusri
 * Zainal
 * Zulkanain

Indonesian surnames
The -putri (daughter) and -putra (son) surnames are patronymics. Among Indonesians who use these, Sinduk Sartoroputra’s daughter would be Siti Sindukputri and his son would be Budi Sindukputra.

Some Indonesians have Arabic surnames (Rahman, Anwar, Ali, Yusuf, Hasan, etc.)


 * Abdurrachman
 * Abidin
 * Abraham
 * Adiwisastra
 * Adjeng
 * Adjitorop
 * Agustina
 * Ai
 * Aini
 * Aisah
 * Aisyah
 * Alatas
 * Alisjahbana
 * Aliwarga
 * Am
 * Aminah
 * Amuata
 * Anam
 * Andriani
 * Andyanto
 * Angela
 * Anggawarsito
 * Anggakusuma
 * Anggodo
 * Anggono
 * Anggoro
 * Anggraeni
 * Anggraini
 * Anggriawan
 * Angkadiredja
 * Angkasa
 * Angkiat
 * Angryanto
 * Antonio
 * Anugrah
 * Arbi
 * Arifin
 * Ariwibowo
 * Asih
 * Astuti
 * Astutik
 * Ateng
 * Atmadja
 * Atmodikoro
 * Azis
 * Azizah
 * Badak
 * Baderan
 * Bagoes
 * Bagus
 * Bahri
 * Baidan
 * Bako
 * Bandjar
 * Baroleh
 * Basirun
 * Basri
 * Batusura
 * Belawan
 * Benjamin
 * Benyamin
 * Bimo
 * Boedihardjo
 * Bolosan
 * Bong
 * Bratanata
 * Buchori
 * Budiardjo
 * Budiman
 * Budiono
 * Bunaidi
 * Bunda
 * Buntaran
 * Bunyamin
 * Cahyono
 * Candrakusuma
 * Candrasaputra/Candrasaputri
 * Canggih
 * Caniago
 * Cendana
 * Chandrawinata
 * Chandriluhur
 * Ciawi
 * Cokro
 * Daoed
 * Daritan
 * Darmali
 * Darmawan
 * Darnayanti
 * Darwis
 * Dasai
 * Dewi
 * Dhanutirto
 * Dharsono
 * Djaim
 * Djajadiningrat
 * Djambek
 * Djiwandono
 * Djojohadiksumo
 * Djojonegoro
 * Djojopoespito
 * Djoyosuroto
 * Ea
 * Efendi
 * Effendi
 * Ernawati
 * Falakhi
 * Famita
 * Fandi
 * Fangestu
 * Fania
 * Farida
 * Fatimah
 * Fauzi
 * Firmansyah
 * Fitriani
 * Fungestu
 * Gerungan
 * Ginting
 * Gondo
 * Gondokusumo
 * Gotama
 * Gozali
 * Gunadi
 * Gunardi
 * Gunawan
 * Gunungalip
 * Guret
 * Habibie
 * Hadi
 * Hadimartono
 * Hadisubana
 * Halimah
 * Haliman
 * Halimkusuma
 * Handaya
 * Handayani
 * Handidjaja
 * Handjojo
 * Handoko
 * Handoyo
 * Hanjaya
 * Hanjoyo
 * Harahap
 * Hardjono
 * Hardjoprajitno
 * Hariyanto
 * Harsono
 * Hartanoe
 * Hartanto
 * Hartati
 * Hartini
 * Hartono
 * Haryantho
 * Haryanto
 * Hasanah
 * Hasibuan
 * Hayati
 * Hehamahua
 * Hendrawan
 * Hengky
 * Herawati
 * Herianto
 * Hermawan
 * Hertanto
 * Hi
 * Hidayah
 * Hidayat
 * Hidayati
 * Hoana
 * Hoanike
 * Hoanita
 * Hoanoto
 * Honoris
 * Huda
 * Hurek
 * Hutagaol
 * Iba
 * Ie
 * Ikari
 * Ilar
 * Inn
 * Inyo
 * Irawan
 * Irodikromo
 * Iskandar
 * Jannah
 * Japutra/Japutri
 * Jaya
 * Jayaputra/Jayaputri
 * Jayawan
 * Jingga
 * Joa
 * Joeswanto
 * Josodirdjo
 * Juanda
 * Juanito
 * Juano
 * Kangean
 * Karnaya
 * Karo Karo
 * Kartini
 * Kartio
 * Kartodirdjo
 * Kartosuwiryo
 * Kathirithamby
 * Katoppo
 * Katuuk
 * Kawilarang
 * Kepale Dese (Achinese)
 * Kertanegara
 * Keruas (Achinese)
 * Kesowo
 * Khasanah
 * Khoosasi
 * Khosasih
 * Khotimah
 * Kiaidemak
 * Kogoya
 * Komar
 * Komarudin
 * Kosasih
 * Kowara
 * Kromowidjojo
 * Kumala
 * Kumia
 * Kuncoro
 * Kuntai
 * Kurnia
 * Kurniadi
 * Kurniasih
 * Kurniawan
 * Kurniawati
 * Kusika
 * Kusmuljono
 * Kusnadi
 * Kusuma
 * Kusumaatmadja
 * Kusumawijaya
 * Laa
 * Lamaborak
 * Lauvin
 * Lauwita
 * Lawang
 * Lawardi
 * Lawrence
 * Laya
 * Leman
 * Lemandjaja
 * Lemanjaya
 * Leo
 * Leonardo
 * Lestari
 * Leyn
 * Liam
 * Lianto
 * Licindo
 * Liecharlie
 * Liedarto
 * Liem
 * Liemena
 * Lika
 * Liman
 * Limandau
 * Limansubronoto
 * Limantara
 * Limanto
 * Limantoro
 * Limarta
 * Limau
 * Limawan
 * Limiardi
 * Limijanti
 * Limijanto
 * Limputra/Limputri
 * Linanto
 * Linardi
 * Linus
 * Listiohadi
 * Lithay
 * Liy
 * Liyono
 * Loekito
 * Loekman
 * Loekmantoro
 * Lovin
 * Lubis
 * Luhulima
 * Lukas
 * Lukito
 * Lukmanto
 * Lumba
 * Lumenta
 * Luna
 * Lunardy
 * Lusanto
 * Lutansieto
 * Lz
 * Mainaky
 * Makagiansar
 * Makarim
 * Malaiholo
 * Manganan
 * Mangkunegara
 * Maniani
 * Manuputty
 * Manurung
 * Manuwu
 * Marlina
 * Maroef
 * Martoatmodjo
 * Marunduri
 * Maryadi
 * Maryati
 * Mataram
 * Maulana
 * Modjo
 * Moestadja
 * Mohede
 * Mollema
 * Momon
 * Mongilong
 * Mulawarman
 * Muljana
 * Muljoto
 * Mulyadi
 * Mulyana
 * Mulyani
 * Mulyati
 * Mulyono
 * Murdani
 * Mursalim
 * Mustofa
 * Mutia
 * Nainggolan
 * Naki
 * Nasoetion
 * Nastalim
 * Nasution
 * Natan
 * Nauli
 * Neonardi
 * Ngayoh
 * Ngurawan
 * Ningsih
 * Nitisastro
 * Njoto
 * Nugraha
 * Nugroho
 * Nuraeni
 * Nurhayati
 * Nurjanah
 * Nursalim
 * Nurtanio
 * Ny
 * Nyoto
 * Oe
 * Oegroseno
 * Oei
 * Oemarsanoesi
 * Oesman
 * Onggano
 * Onggo
 * Ongko
 * Ongkowijoyo
 * Ote
 * Paar
 * Pagan (Achinese)
 * Pahlawan
 * Pakubumi
 * Pakubuwana
 * Palar
 * Pane
 * Pangestu
 * Panggabean
 * Panjaitan
 * Paramita
 * Pasaribu
 * Pawironadi
 * Permana
 * Pranata
 * Prasetio
 * Prasetya
 * Prasetyo
 * Pratama
 * Pratiwi
 * Prawiranega
 * Prayitno
 * Prayogo
 * Priyanto
 * Pulukadang
 * Purba
 * Purbacaraka
 * Purnama
 * Purnomo
 * Purwanti
 * Purwanto
 * Puspita
 * Puspitasari
 * Putra/Putri
 * Radja
 * Rahardjo
 * Raharjo
 * Rahayu
 * Rahmanto
 * Rahmat
 * Rahmawati
 * Rajagukguk
 * Ramali
 * Rambulangi
 * Ramli
 * Ratulangi
 * Redjosentono
 * Reksodipoetro
 * Reksohadiprodjo
 * Riady
 * Riberu
 * Ridwan
 * Rifai
 * Riyadi
 * Riyanto
 * Rohmah
 * Rohman
 * Romuli
 * Ronohadiwidjojo
 * Rovanio
 * Rumambi
 * Ruru
 * Rusli
 * Ruslim
 * Saepudin
 * Safitri
 * Sahanaya
 * Sahilatua
 * Samahita
 * Samoa
 * Sanggalo
 * Sangian
 * Santoso
 * Saputra/Saputri
 * Saputro
 * Saragih
 * Sari
 * Sartika
 * Sasongko
 * Sastrosurarto
 * Satyalim
 * Se
 * Sedyaningsih
 * Sembiring
 * Senen
 * Seng
 * Setiadi
 * Setiawan
 * Setiawati
 * Setio
 * Seto
 * Setyawan
 * Setyo
 * Setyopurnomo
 * Setyowati
 * Siagian
 * Siahaan
 * Sieto
 * Sihombing
 * Sikumbang
 * Simanjuntak
 * Simbolon
 * Sinaga
 * Sinar
 * Sindoro
 * Siregar
 * Siswanto
 * Sitompul
 * Sitorus
 * Situmorang
 * Slamet
 * Soedarman
 * Soedjatmoko
 * Soedjono
 * Soeganda
 * Soegihartanto
 * Soegijoko
 * Soehadi
 * Soekotjo
 * Soemardi
 * Soemawinata
 * Soemitro
 * Soeryohadikoesoemo
 * Soetanto
 * Soetjipto
 * Soewondo
 * Soleh
 * Solihin
 * Solikin
 * Somohardjo
 * Sonatan
 * Sosro
 * Subadio
 * Subagja
 * Subandrio
 * Sudiman
 * Sudirgo
 * Sudjana
 * Sudrajat
 * Suebu
 * Sugondo
 * Suhandi
 * Suharlim
 * Suharto
 * Suherman
 * Suhuyanli
 * Suhuyanly
 * Suka
 * Sukarman
 * Sukarno
 * Sukarnoputra/Sukarnoputri
 * Sulastri
 * Sulistio
 * Sumargo
 * Sumarni
 * Sumarno
 * Sumbung
 * Sumiati
 * Sumual
 * Sunardi
 * Sundakh
 * Supriadi
 * Supriatna
 * Supriyadi
 * Supriyanto
 * Suratinoyo
 * Surjanto
 * Suryadi
 * Suryana
 * Suryani
 * Susanti
 * Susanto
 * Susantyo
 * Susetyo
 * Susilawati
 * Susilo
 * Susilowati
 * Sutalaksana
 * Sutanto
 * Sutaryo
 * Sutedja
 * Sutiono
 * Sutisna
 * Sutrisno
 * Suwandi
 * Suwito
 * Suyudono
 * Syahputra/Syahputri
 * Syariel
 * Taa
 * Tabuni
 * Tadjuddin
 * Talim
 * Talin
 * Talogo
 * Tambayong
 * Tanadi
 * Tanamal
 * Tanandar
 * Tanardo
 * Tanasal
 * Tanaya
 * Tandika
 * Tandiono
 * Tandjung
 * Tandoko
 * Tandubana
 * Tania
 * Taniwan
 * Tanjaya
 * Tanjung
 * Tanojo
 * Tanoto
 * Tantama
 * Tanto
 * Tanu
 * Tanubrata
 * Tanudisastro
 * Tanujaya
 * Tanumihardja
 * Tanuseputro
 * Tanusudibyo
 * Tanutama
 * Tanuwidjaja
 * Tanzil
 * Tarigan
 * Taslim
 * Teddy
 * Tedja
 * Tedjamulia
 * Tedjasukmana
 * Tedjokumro
 * Teja
 * Tejarukmana
 * Tenggara
 * Tengger
 * Tia
 * Tindo
 * Tirok
 * Tirtasana
 * Tjahjadi
 * Tjahjana
 * Tjakrawerdaya
 * Tjandra
 * Tjandrakusuma
 * Tjandrawinata
 * Tjea
 * Tjhia
 * Tjia
 * Tjiasmanto
 * Tjoa
 * Tjokro
 * Tobing
 * Tranggono
 * Tuanakotta
 * Uk
 * Umar
 * Unang
 * Unga
 * Unus
 * Utama
 * Utami
 * Utomo
 * Utu
 * Vonco
 * Wahyudi
 * Wahyuni
 * Wahyuningsih
 * Walangitan
 * Wanandi
 * Wanggai
 * Wangsa
 * Wangsadinata
 * Wangsapoetra
 * Wati
 * Wau
 * Waworuntu
 * We
 * Wenda
 * Wendi
 * Wibisono
 * Wibowo
 * Widagdo
 * Widargo
 * Widiatmo
 * Widjaja
 * Widodo
 * Widyastuti
 * Wienathan
 * Wignjowijoto
 * Wijanarko
 * Wijaya
 * Wijayanti
 * Wijonarko
 * Wijono
 * Willy
 * Winardi
 * Winarto
 * Winata
 * Windra
 * Winoto
 * Wiraatmadja
 * Wirahadi
 * Wirahadikusumah
 * Wirajuda
 * Wiranata
 * Wirasonjaya
 * Wiriokoesoemo
 * Wirya
 * Wiryanto
 * Wiryo
 * Wiryono
 * Wisanto
 * Witoelar
 * Wiyono
 * Wonda
 * Wongso
 * Wongsojoyo
 * Wono
 * Wonopati
 * Wuisan
 * Wulandari
 * Wurianto
 * Yani
 * Yansen
 * Yanti
 * Yanto
 * Yapardi
 * Yapip
 * Yaputra/Yaputri
 * Yatsen
 * Yektiurip
 * Ylang
 * Yohan
 * Yonatan
 * Yongki
 * Yorensin
 * Yoshodharmo
 * Yosieto
 * Yoso
 * Yuanita
 * Yuliana
 * Yulianti
 * Yulianto
 * Zees

Malaysian surnames
Although Chinese, Hindu and Arab surnames predominate along the Malays, there are some Malaysian surname spellings.


 * Beng
 * Bob
 * Cheah
 * Cheong
 * Chhoa
 * Chieng
 * Chiew
 * Chooi
 * Choong
 * Chua
 * Chuah
 * Foon
 * Foong
 * Gan
 * Ghee
 * Gnanalingam
 * Goh
 * Har
 * Heah
 * Hooi
 * Hwa
 * Jusoh
 * Kaw
 * Kee
 * Khaw
 * Khoo
 * Koh
 * Kuan
 * Liew
 * Loke
 * Loong
 * Mat
 * Moi
 * Moo
 * Neoh
 * Ngooi
 * Nik
 * Ooi
 * Pee
 * Pillay
 * Poh
 * Seng
 * Shamsudin
 * Shanmughalingam
 * Siew
 * Siow
 * Soh
 * Sulong
 * Tay
 * Tee
 * Teh
 * Ten
 * Tenn
 * Tet
 * Teo
 * Toh
 * Tortajada
 * Voo
 * Wee
 * Yaacob
 * Yeap
 * Yeoh
 * Yew