I’m starting a list of Indonesian first names that I’ve heard about or have appeared on this blog and sound cool or unusual. I’ll put the formal name first, then the nick name that’s derived from it (if I know it) in brackets. Please contribute if you have something to add:
Girl’s names
Bintarasari (Binbin, Sari);
Endang (can be a boy’s name too);
Enggar;
Erly;
Ratna;
Retno;
Denis.
Boy’s names
Bambang;
Frangky;
Oky;
Rizky.
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Ratna or Retno
Ok, they’re up now. What are they short for?
they can be a stand-alone name, which means diamond, or many combine them with sari –> Ratnasari. Sari itself means beautiful.
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