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وَحْيُو
Wahyu
WAH-yoo
“Revelation.”
About Wahyu
Wahyu is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "revelation" — an Indonesian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Indonesian usage borrowed from Arabic 'wahy' (divine revelation). Common Indonesian masculine name.
Common Indonesian masculine name.
Origin & roots
Origin
Indonesian · Arabic
Gender
Boy
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 Wahyu
- What does the name Wahyu mean?
- Wahyu (وَحْيُو) means "Revelation". Indonesian usage borrowed from Arabic 'wahy' (divine revelation). Common Indonesian masculine name.
- Is Wahyu a name from the Qur'an?
- Wahyu does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Indonesian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Wahyu a boy or a girl name?
- Wahyu is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Wahyu come from?
- Wahyu is an Indonesian-Arabic name, built on the root letters W-Ḥ-Y. Common Indonesian masculine name.
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