A Name Story by Houdhoud
أَيُو
Ayu
AH-yoo
“Beautiful, graceful.”
About Ayu
Ayu is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "beautiful, graceful" — an Indonesian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Indonesian/Javanese for 'beautiful, graceful'. Very common Indonesian feminine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Indonesian
Gender
Girl
Root letters
Across the Malay world, names with these consonants arrived alongside Islam itself — first by sea, then by family lineage.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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