33 Malaysian Girl Names with Meanings

Every Malaysian girl name below comes with its meaning or origin — and 13 of the 33 names include the native spelling, drawn from Wikipedia. Jump to a letter, or play the duel game: choose between two names at a time until your personal top 10 remains.

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Malaysian girl names starting with A

AdrianaAdriana, also spelled Adrianna, is a Latin name and feminine form of Adrian. It originates from Italy and Spain.
AilaAila is a female given name found in several different languages, pronounced as "ay-luh" or "eye-luh" depending on origin. In Finnish, it is from an Inari Sámi variant of Aili, possibly ultimately an equivalent of Helga or Alice.
AliyaعليةAliya, Aaliyah, Alia or Aliyah (Arabic: عَلِيَّة or عَالِيَّة) is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "high", "exalted", "sublime", "rising" or "ascending" .
AlyaAlya is a female name that originates from Ancient Greek, Slavonic, Hebrew, and Arabic. In Russia, Alya is typically used as a colloquial name by people named Albina, Alina, Alevtina, Alexandra, or Alla.
AmiAmi is a given name of Hebrew, Persian, Indian, Japanese, and other origins.
AmyAmy is an English female given name. It is the English version of the French name Aimée, which means beloved.
ArinaАринаArina (Russian: Арина) is a Russian feminine given name, a variant of Irina. The Belarusian variant is Aryna (Арына), and the Ukrainian variant is Oryna (Орина).
AyuAyu is a feminine given name with Japanese and Malays or Javanese origins. Notable people with the name include:

Malaysian girl names starting with C

CempakaCempaka (Magnolia champaca) is a large flowering evergreen tree in the family Magnoliaceae. Cempaka may also refer to:
ChikaちかChika (ちか, チカ) is a feminine Japanese given name. The name Chika can be written with the kanji characters 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 散 (chi) meaning "scatter" combined with 佳 (ka) meaning "good, fine" or 花 (ka) meaning…

Malaysian girl names starting with D

DalidaΔαλιδάDalida (Ancient Greek: Δαλιδά; Arabic: داليدا) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, the Greek form of Delilah.
DianaDiana is a feminine given name of Latin and Greek origins, referring to the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt and the moon.

Malaysian girl names starting with E

ElenaElena is a popular female given name of Greek origin. The name means "shining light".
EllieEllie or Elly is a given name. It is often short for Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elvira, Elaine, Elena, Eliora / Eliorah, Michelle, Elnaz, Amelia, Elham, Elaheh, Eliana, Eloise, Emelia, Elisa, Ellisha, Elisha, Elesha, Shelly, Eleni, Petronella, Eleazer, Elliot,…
Erina愛理奈Erina (written: 愛理奈, 恵里奈, 恵里菜, 恵利奈, 絵里奈, 絵梨奈, 絵理奈, 衣梨奈, 衣理那, 依里奈 or えり菜) is a feminine Japanese given name.

Malaysian girl names starting with F

FatimaفاطمةFatima (Arabic: فَاطِمَة, Fāṭimah), also spelled Fatimah, is a female given name of Arabic origin used throughout the Muslim world. Several relatives of the Islamic prophet Muhammad had the name, including, most famously, his daughter Fatimah bint Muhammad.

Malaysian girl names starting with I

IrinaИринаIrina or Iryna (Cyrillic: Ирина, Ірина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of peace.

Malaysian girl names starting with L

LinaLina ( LEE-nə) is a feminine given name with many origins in different nations. It's largely the short form of a variety of names ending in -lina including Adelina, Angelina, Carmelina, Carolina, Catalina, Emelina, Evangelina, Evelina, Karolina, Italina,…
LizaLiza is primarily a feminine given name. It is sometimes used as a nickname for Elizabeth, Eliza and Luiza.

Malaysian girl names starting with M

MariaMaria is a feminine given name. It is given in many languages influenced by Christianity.
MilaМилаMila (Cyrillic: Мила, Polish: Miła) is a feminine Slavic name originating from Central or Eastern Europe. It is a diminutive of Slavic names beginning or ending with Mila which derived from the element Mil (Мил) meaning "gracious" or "dear".
MiraMira is a feminine given name with varying meanings. In the Romance languages, it is related to the Latin word ''mirus'' for 'wonder' and 'wonderful'.
MiyuMiyu is a unisex Japanese given name.

Malaysian girl names starting with N

NadiaНадіяNadia is a female name. Variations include Nadja, Nadya, Nadine, Nadiya, and Nadiia.
NatashaNatasha is a name of Russian origin. It is the diminutive form of the Latin name Natalia.
NiaNia is a given name which appears in many cultures. In Bulgaria, it is a short form of the feminine name Evgenia.
NinaNina is a feminine given name with various origins and alternate spellings accordingly. Nina may also serve as a short form of names ending in "-nina/-ina", such as Clementina, Christina, or Giannina.
NoorنورNoor (also spelt Nur, Nor, Nour, or Noer, Arabic: نور: Nūr IPA: [nuːr]) is a common Arabic unisex given name meaning 'light', from the Arabic al-Nur (النور). Feminine variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura.

Malaysian girl names starting with R

Rina里奈Rina is a feminine given name with multiple origins. In Japanese kanji, it could be written as (里奈, 璃奈, 莉愛, 璃菜, 利奈, 理名, 莉菜, 里菜, 梨奈, and 理菜).

Malaysian girl names starting with S

SarahSarah is a common feminine given name of Hebrew origin. It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abraham and a major figure in the Abrahamic religions.
SofiyaСофияSofiya is feminine given name found in Slavic languages. It is also found in parts of Africa.
SyifaSyifa is an Indonesian given name. Notable people with the name include: Syifa Hadju (born 2000), Indonesian actress and singer Syifa Nurafifah Kamal (born 1991), Indonesian recurve archer

Malaysian girl names starting with Z

ZahraزهراءZahra (Arabic: زهراء) is a female given name and surname. It became popular as the name of Muhammad’s daughter, Fatimah al-Zahra.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Malaysian girl names are in this list?

This list has 33 Malaysian girl names, from Adriana to Zahra, and 13 of them include the native spelling. Every entry comes with its meaning or origin, sourced from Wikipedia.

What are some well-known Malaysian girl names?

Well-documented Malaysian girl names include Lina, Dalida, Erina, Ellie and Chika. Scroll the list above for the meaning and origin of each one.

How do I choose the best Malaysian girl name?

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