The story behind Khairunnisa
Borrowed from Arabic خَيْر (ḵayr) النِّسَاء (an-nisāʔ), grammatically "good thing of the women", although it was likely intended to mean "good woman". Indonesian do not distinguish singular and plural in many nouns, along with other many languages in Southeast Asia.
Pronunciation
Indonesian: /ˈxairunisa/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Indonesian: /ˈxoi-/
- Indonesian: /ˈh-/
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Names Similar to Khairunnisa
Salsabila
Borrowed from Arabic سَلْسَبِيلًا (salsabīlan), a form of سَلْسَبِيل (salsabīl, “Salsabil”), a Quranic hapax only attested on QS 76:18.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kalalaina
Borrowed from English Caroline.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kalolaina
Borrowed from English Caroline.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Karoliina
From Latin carolīna and/or German Caroline.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Katariina
From Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterínē).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Katarzyna
Learned borrowing from Latin Catharina, Catherina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Khairunnisa
Barrack
Variant of Barack.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Basheer
From Arabic بَشِير (bašīr, “bringer of good news”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Berahim
From Arabic إِبْرَاهِيم (ʔibrāhīm), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (avrahám). Doublet of Ibrahim.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Khairunnisa
Abdoulaye
A French spelling of a name ultimately derived from Arabic عَبْدُ اللّٰهِ (ʕabdu llāhi), i.e. Abdullah. Native spellings include Wolof Abdulaay and Pulaar Abdullaye etc.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdulazeez
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱلْعَزِيزِ (ʕabdu l-ʕazīzi).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdylaziz
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish عبد العزیز (ʼabd ül-ʼaziz), from Arabic عَبْد العَزِيز (ʕabd al-ʕazīz, literally “the servant of Aziz”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length