Popular and traditional Surinamese names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Suriname. 207 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahil | Shore; Guide; Coast | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Arabic |
| Sakshi | Witness | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Samaira | Enchanting; Protected by God | 👧 Girl | Sanskrit |
| Sameer | Gentle breeze (also Arabic: entertaining companion) | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi, Kashmiri |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sem | Name; Renown (Shem) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Shaurya | Bravery; Valour | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shiv | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivam | Auspicious; Lord Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shivansh | Part of Shiva | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Shreyas | Excellence; Auspicious | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Marathi |
| Shubham | Auspicious; Good | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Siddharth | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| 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 |
| Tejas | Brilliance; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Tess | Harvester (from Theresa) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Vansh | Lineage; Family | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Varun | God of water and the sky | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vedant | Ultimate knowledge; The Vedanta philosophy | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Veer | Brave; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vijay | Victory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vikram | Valour; Brave | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Vivek | Wisdom; Discernment | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit |
| Yash | Fame; Glory | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Kannada |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Agus | Good; Born in August | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Anouk | Grace (from Anna) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Ayu | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Bagus | Handsome; Good | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Bambang | Knight; Warrior | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Bram | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Budi | Wisdom; Good character | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Cahyo | Light; Radiance | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Dimas | Young man (a Javanese term of respect) | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Eko | One; First-born | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Endang | Maiden | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Femke | Little woman; Maiden | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Fenna | Peace (from Frederika) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Fleur | Flower | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Galih | Heartwood; True inner self | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Gunawan | Virtuous; Kind | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Hartono | Wealthy | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Jan | God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | Dutch, Czech |
| Jesse | Gift | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Joko | Young man; Bachelor | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Joris | Farmer (George) | 👦 Boy | 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 |
| Milan | Union; Meeting; Gracious; Dear | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Dutch, Serbian |
| Nugroho | Grace; Blessing | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Pertiwi | Earth; Motherland | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Pieter | Rock; Stone | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Prasetyo | Faithful; True to a promise | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Purnomo | Full moon | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Puspita | Flower | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Rahardjo | Prosperous; Safe | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Rahayu | Safe; Well-being | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Raka | Elder brother | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Ratih | Goddess of love, consort of Kamajaya | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Roos | Rose | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Ruben | Behold, a son | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Saar | Princess (Sarah) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Sanne | Lily (from Susanna) | 👧 Girl | Dutch |
| Santoso | Peaceful; Calm | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Satrio | Knight; Noble warrior | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Sekar | Flower | 👧 Girl | Javanese, Sundanese |
| Setiawan | Loyal; Faithful | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Slamet | Safe; Well | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Sri | Fortune; The rice goddess Dewi Sri | 🧒 Unisex | Javanese |
| Sven | Young man | 👦 Boy | Dutch, Norse |
| Teguh | Firm; Steadfast | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Thijs | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Utami | Foremost; The best | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Wening | Clear; Serene | 👧 Girl | Javanese |
| Wibowo | Dignity; Authority | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Widodo | Safe; Protected | 👦 Boy | Javanese |
| Willem | Resolute protector | 👦 Boy | Dutch |
| Wulan | Moon | 👧 Girl | Javanese, Sundanese |
| Kinanti | Guided; A classical Javanese verse form | 👧 Girl | Javanese |