Appendix:Indonesian name affixes

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This page lists affixes commonly used to form Indonesian names. Since many of these are not of native origin, and align with Indo-European or Semitic counterparts, the affixes deserve a separate page.

Prefixes

Suffix Language of origin Gender Example
Al-[1] Arabic unisex
Muhammad[2] Arabic male —

Suffixes

Suffix Language of origin Gender Example
-i Sanskrit female Dewi
-i[3] Arabic unisex Ramadhani
-ia Spanish (< Latin) female Aurelia
-ina Italian or Spanish (< Latin) female Devina
-ino Italian or Spanish (< Latin) male
-ita Spanish (< Latin) or Sanskrit[4] female
-iana Italian or Spanish female Yuliana
-putra[5] Sanskrit male
-putri[5] Sanskrit female
-syah Persian male
-ul[6] Arabic unisex

Notes

  1. ^ It is either being separated by or joined without space, because the regulation does not allow the use of hyphens.
  2. ^ There are many orthographic variation of this name. While being separated by space, it behaves like a prefix; meaning that no one calls someone Muhammad.
  3. ^ See also nisba (onomastics). Although being appended on the very last of full names, it does not always lead into inherited surnames.
  4. ^ Sanskrit is the original language of the word wanita, which has influenced the use of this suffix.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Forming patronymics.
  6. ^ May cause assimilation of -l to the next consonant, as in Arabic.
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