Popular and traditional Surinamese girl names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Suriname. 85 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhya | First power; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aanya | Inexhaustible; Grace | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aaradhya | Worshipped; Worthy of worship | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ananya | Unique; Without equal | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Ayaan | Gift of God; Luck; Good fortune | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Arabic, Somali |
| Diya | Lamp | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Kavya | Poetry | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mila | Dear; Gracious | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Slavic |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Prisha | Beloved; Gift of God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Riya | Singer; Graceful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Saanvi | Goddess Lakshmi; Knowledgeable | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Shreya | Auspicious; Excellence | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Aditi | Boundless; Mother of the gods | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Advika | Unique | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ahana | Inner light; First rays of the sun | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Anika | Grace; Goddess Durga | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Anjali | Offering with folded hands | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Anushka | Grace; Favour | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Anvi | Goddess Lakshmi; A forest goddess | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Avni | Earth | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Charvi | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Divya | Divine; Heavenly | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu |
| Esha | Desire; Purity | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ira | Earth; Goddess Saraswati | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Isha | Goddess; Protector | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Ishani | Goddess Durga; Wife of Shiva | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Bengali |
| Ishita | Desired; Mastery | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Jiya | Heart; Life | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Kashvi | Shining; Bright | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Khushi | Happiness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Kiran | Ray of light | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hindi |
| Kriti | Creation; Work of art | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Liv | Life | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Norse |
| Mahi | Earth; Great | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Meera | Prosperous; The devotee-poet of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Malayalam, Rajasthani |
| Mira | Ocean; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Navya | New; Young; Worth praising | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Telugu |
| Neha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Noor | Light | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Dutch |
| Pari | Fairy (پری) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Persian |
| Pihu | Sweet sound of a bird | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Pooja | Worship; Prayer | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Priya | Beloved; Dear | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Radha | Success; Beloved of Krishna | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sakshi | Witness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Samaira | Enchanting; Protected by God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Simran | Remembrance of God (also Sikh) | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Siya | Sita | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sneha | Love; Affection | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Tanvi | Delicate; Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Tara | Star | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Tess | Harvester (from Theresa) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Anouk | Grace (from Anna) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Ayu | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Endang | Maiden | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Femke | Little woman; Maiden | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Fenna | Peace (from Frederika) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Fleur | Flower | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Kartini | The Javanese heroine R.A. Kartini | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Laras | Harmony | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Larasati | A heroine of Javanese wayang, wife of Arjuna | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Lestari | Eternal; Everlasting | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Lotte | Free woman | 👧 Girl | German, Dutch |
| Pertiwi | Earth; Motherland | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Puspita | Flower | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Rahayu | Safe; Well-being | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Ratih | Goddess of love, consort of Kamajaya | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Roos | Rose | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Saar | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Sanne | Lily (from Susanna) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Sekar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Javanese, Sundanese |
| Sri | Fortune; The rice goddess Dewi Sri | 🧒 Unisex | Javanese |
| Utami | Foremost; The best | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Wening | Clear; Serene | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Wulan | Moon | 👧 Girl | Javanese, Sundanese |
| Kinanti | Guided; A classical Javanese verse form | 👧 Girl | Javanese |