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إِنْدَه
Indah
EEN-dah
“Beautiful.”
About Indah
Indah is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "beautiful" — an Indonesian name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Indonesian for 'beautiful'. 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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Common questions about Indah
- What does the name Indah mean?
- Indah (إِنْدَه) means "Beautiful". Indonesian for 'beautiful'. Common Indonesian feminine name.
- Is Indah a name from the Qur'an?
- Indah 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 Indah a boy or a girl name?
- Indah is traditionally a girl's name.
- Where does the name Indah come from?
- Indah is an Indonesian name, built on the root letters —.
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