The story behind Bagus
Inherited from Malay Bagus, from bagus (“good, nice; handsome, attractive”).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Malay entry
From bagus (“good, nice; handsome, attractive”).
Pronunciation
Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: /ˈbaɡus/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Indonesian; Standard-Indonesian: [ˈba.ɡʊs]
- Malay: [ˈba.ɡus]
- Malay: /ˈbaɡos/
- Malay: [ˈba.ɡos]
Popularity
No verified popularity ranking has been imported yet.
Names Similar to Bagus
Agus
From Malay Agus, from Classical Malay اݢوس (Agus), from bagus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Blasius
From Late Latin Blasius, name of a 3rd-4th century Armenian saint, possibly from Latin blaesus (“stammering”), or Latinized from an Ancient Greek name. Doublet of Blaise.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Boris
Borrowed from Bulgarian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Borrowed from Russian Бори́с (Borís). Derived from Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Borys
From Ukrainian Бори́с (Borýs). Compare Belarusian Барыс (Barys), Russian Бори́с (Borís).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Brutus
From Latin Brutus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Būlus
From Ancient Greek Παῦλος (Paûlos), from Latin Paulus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Bagus
Adinda
Inherited from Malay adinda, from Classical Malay اديندا (adinda).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aake
From Old Norse Áki, probably via Old Swedish [Term?] or Old Danish [Term?]. It has also been used as a nickname for several names beginning with A, such as Aarne, Akseli,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Bagus
Adinda
Inherited from Malay adinda, from Classical Malay اديندا (adinda).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Maryam
Inherited from Malay Maryam, from Arabic مَرْيَم (maryam), from Aramaic מרים (maryam). Doublet of Maria. From Aramaic and post-Biblical Hebrew מרים (Maryam), from Biblical…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Wahyu
Inherited from Malay wahyu, from Arabic وَحْيُ (waḥyu), singular nominative construct of وَحْي (waḥy).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length