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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

EEN·dah

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Indah: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud