# Writing Adolescent Fiction/Character names/Indonesian
## Usage note

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

## Indonesian girls names

* Ai
* Amsia
* Anggi
* Ani
* Annisa
* Arina
* Ayu
* Basariah
* Be
* Bibi
* Biduri
* Butet
* Chairania
* Chut-Nja-Din
* Çurpanakha
* Cut
* Dahliana
* Damayanti
* Dara-Jingga
* Dara-Petak
* Demmink
* Dewi
* Dian
* Donk
* Duvinse
* Ellarose
* Endang
* Eni
* Enny
* Enok
* Erlyinda
* Erna
* Ester
* Etti
* Fenty
* Fitri
* Giriputri
* Haeyanti
* Harianti
* Harsini
* Hartini
* Hennika
* Henny
* Herawati
* Herna
* Hersanti
* Hertati
* Ida
* Ien
* Iin
* Indijah
* Inggit
* Irwan
* Jannigje
* Juliana
* Kalawenara
* Kamsiah
* Kemala
* Ketut
* Kirana
* Kiyesha
* Komang
* Laksari
* Lauana
* Lely
* Lilis
* Lisma
* Maemunah
* Maria
* Markonah
* Mas
* Megowati
* Meri
* Meuthia
* Mitya
* Mutiara
* Nabylla
* Namora Oloan
* Ni
* Nini
* Novi
* Nur
* Nuraeni
* Nurhajati Dini
* Nuruhayati
* Nurul
* Nyoman
* Prita
* Puteri
* Raden
* Rasuna
* Ratha
* Ratih
* Ratna
* Ratu
* Reda
* Ria
* Rina
* Rini
* Sarni
* Setyaningsih
* Sinta
* Sinthia
* Sioe
* Siska
* Siti
* Sri
* Soemadiredja
* Soesanti
* Soewarsih
* Srihati
* Srikandi
* Sugiarti
* Sukarni
* Sulastinah
* Sulastri
* Sulistyorini
* Sumbadra
* Sumiati
* Suminten
* Sumitra
* Suprihatin
* Suradnya
* Surtikanti
* Susi
* Susulowati
* Sutiati
* Syagini
* Tan
* Tarakinta
* Taty
* Tika
* Tirta
* Titik
* Tiza
* Tumanniranga
* Ulfah
* Umi
* Visi
* Wahjuningsih
* Warsijati
* Widiyawati
* Widyastuti
* Wiwik
* Wiwit
* Yatun
* Yeti
* Yuli

## Indonesian boys names

* Acawarman
* Agung
* Airlangga
* Ajisaka
* Alimuddin
* Alison
* Amangku
* Amangkurat
* Ametung
* Andika
* Anusanatha
* Apul
* Arok
* Ardianto
* Arya
* Atok
* Awaluddin
* Badrul Alam
* Bahadur
* Balihung
* Bambang
* Bambong Sugeng
* Batu
* Batuta
* Bayu
* Bejo
* Boleife
* Bonjol
* Budi
* Buwana
* Buyung
* Cahyono
* Cecep
* Chairil
* Chairul
* Çiva
* Daksa
* Debata
* Dewantara
* Endang
* Entji
* Erlangga
* Eyo
* Fakhry
* Gede
* Guntur
* Hamengku
* Harris
* Hary
* Hasanuddin
* Hassim
* Hasyim
* Hatta
* Hiawang
* Hulanapo
* Irvin
* Janggam
* Jarot
* Jatawaman
* Jayakatong
* Joko
* Kartanegara
* Kartodirdjo
* Kasumenagara
* Kersen
* Khoen
* Kiani
* Kundugga
* Kurniawan
* Kusnasosro
* Lemboe
* Madja
* Mangkubuni
* Mangoenkoesomo
* Maraja
* Marturak
* Matulesia
* Mauliwarmadewa
* Mochtar
* Mukmin
* Muzzammil
* Nanggroe
* Narotama
* Naufal
* Nurul Alam
* Pak
* Panembahan
* Pangeran
* Parameswara
* Purnadi
* Qamar al-Zaman
* Qamar ud-Din
* Raden
* Ranga
* Rexi
* Rinto
* Roem
* Ruslan
* 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
* Yustinus
* 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
* Ahmad
* Ahnani
* Alif
* Along
* Ariff
* Ariffin
* Awang
* Azmi
* Azrul
* Badan
* Bahari
* Bukhari
* Burhan
* Dahari
* Dato
* Duman
* Encik
* Fais
* Faisal
* Faiz
* Faizal
* Idzham
* Ismail
* Jamaluddin
* Jasni
* Jefri
* Johan
* Kamaluddin
* Kamarul
* Khair
* Khairuddin
* Khairul
* Khir
* Lokman
* Luqman
* Mah
* Mat
* Meor
* Mohamad
* Mohammad
* Mohamed
* Mohammed
* Muhamad
* Muhammad
* 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
* bin Ismail
* 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
* Lee
* Liew
* Lim
* Loke
* Loong
* Mat
* Moi
* Moo
* Neoh
* Ng
* Ngooi
* Nik
* Ooi
* Pee
* Pillay
* Poh
* Seng
* Shamsudin
* Shanmughalingam
* Siew
* Siow
* Soh
* Sulong
* Tan
* Tay
* Tee
* Teh
* Ten
* Tenn
* Tet
* Teo
* Toh
* Tortajada
* Voo
* Wan
* Wee
* Wong
* Yaacob
* Yeap
* Yeoh
* Yew