Given name · also Old Javanese
Intan
“diamond”
Intan is a feminine given name from Old Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Malay.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Intan goes back to Sanskrit हीर, meaning “diamond.”
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Where it comes from
Intan comes from Old Javanese, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Javanese hintĕn, from Sanskrit हीर (“diamond”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
People named Intan
- Intan ParamadithaIndonesian writer and feminist academicborn 1979
- Intan AletrinoIndonesian modelborn 1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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