Entry № 4588 · Indonesian origin

Intan Intan — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ EEN-tahn /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Indonesian
Meaning
"Diamond"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient (Indonesian)

A name that means "diamond".

Intan is the Indonesian and Malay word for "diamond." Used as a feminine name evoking brilliance and value.

Intan is widely used in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Diamond. The Indonesian brilliance.

The name in its native script.

Intan
Transliteration
Intan
Pronunciation
/ ˈiːn.tən /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Intan stands.

Intan does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Intans before her.

Real people
Intan Nuraini
Indonesian actress.
born 1985
In fiction
Intan
Common in Indonesian fiction.

Names connected to Intan.

The number behind Intan.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Intan reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.