Given name
Sukarno
“the chosen one”
Sukarno is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “the chosen one.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
How it developed
From Javanese Sukarno, from Sanskrit सुकर्ण (“one with beautiful ears”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Sukarno’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Sukarno has a related form in Soekarno.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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