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بُوتْرِي

Putri

POO-tree

Princess, daughter.”

About Putri

Putri is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "princess, daughter" — an Indonesian-Malay name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

Native Indonesian/Malay word for princess or daughter, widely used as a given name.

Very common in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Origin & roots

Origin

Indonesian · Malay

Gender

Girl

Root letters

ب ت رP-T-R

Across the Malay world, names with these consonants arrived alongside Islam itself — first by sea, then by family lineage.

How to say it

POO·tree

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Putri: Meaning, Pronunciation, and Origin · Houdhoud