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تشِترَا
Citra
CHEE-tra
“Image, picture.”
About Citra
Citra is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "image, picture" — an Indonesian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Indonesian feminine name, from Sanskrit 'citra' (image, brilliant). Used widely across Indonesian Muslim families.
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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Common questions about Citra
- What does the name Citra mean?
- Citra (تشِترَا) means "Image, picture". Indonesian feminine name, from Sanskrit 'citra' (image, brilliant). Used widely across Indonesian Muslim families.
- Is Citra a name from the Qur'an?
- Citra does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Indonesian name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Citra a boy or a girl name?
- Citra is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Citra come from?
- Citra is an Indonesian name, built on the root letters —.
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