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Some Indonesian patronymic last names are constructed of the father's name, with the word putra (for male) or putri (for female) appended. One example is former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, the daughter of former President Sukarno. However, it is also common for the father's name alone to form the child's last name (for instance ...
In Indonesia, the name is included in the top 101 most commonly used names, ranking 42nd, [1] and also is included in the Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language. [2] It is also popular in Ethiopia and quite familiar in India , Nigeria , Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates , Malaysia and Papua New Guinea .
There is no single name that is widely accepted, but the name of Sukarno, Indonesia's first president, can be found in many articles; it has the advantages of being Javanese (about 45% of the Indonesian population), a single word (see Indonesian name), and well-known. Other male names: Joni (Indonesian for Johnny), and Budi (widely used in ...
The most popular given names vary nationally, regionally, and culturally. Lists of widely used given names can consist of those most often bestowed upon infants born within the last year, thus reflecting the current naming trends , or else be composed of the personal names occurring most often within the total population .
The region that is today identified as Indonesia has carried different names, such as "East Indies" in this 1855 map. Indonesia is the common and official name to refer to the Republic of Indonesia or Indonesian archipelago; however, other names, such as Nusantara and East Indies are also known. Some names are considered obsolete and confined ...
Reynhard Sinaga, serial rapist and most prolific rapist in English legal history; Sundarti Supriyanto, domestic maid and victim of maid abuse who killed her abusive employer Angie Ng in Singapore, and also Ng's daughter Crystal Poh; Daryati, Indonesian maid sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her employer Seow Kim Choo in Singapore