Given name · also Javanese
Widya
“knowledge, wisdom”
Widya is a feminine given name from Javanese, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Indonesian.
Original Sanskritविद्या
Meaning & origin
What it means
Widya goes back to Sanskrit विद्या, meaning “knowledge, wisdom.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Widya comes from Javanese, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Indonesian usage, Widya developed from विद्या.
Widya’s family of names
In Indonesian usage, Widya developed from विद्या. In Javanese usage, Widya is a Roman-alphabet rendering of ꦮꦶꦢꦾ. In Indonesian usage, Widya was borrowed from the Javanese form ꦮꦶꦢꦾ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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