A Name Story by Houdhoud
سِتّ
Siti
SEE-tee
“Lady, mistress.”
About Siti
Siti is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "lady, mistress" — an Indonesian-Malay name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Indonesian/Malay honorific borrowed from the Arabic 'sitt' (lady). Used as a given-name prefix or standalone.
Among the most common Indonesian/Malay female names.
Origin & roots
Origin
Indonesian · Malay
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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