Across traditions
Names meaning honesty across traditions
One meaning, several naming traditions: Hamidah, Susila, 忠.
By tradition
- Malay Names 71 · 74%
- Indian Names 25 · 26%
By language of origin
Names by tradition
Malay Names
- Hamidah praiseworthy
- Amin trustworthy
- Sidek honest, truthful
- Aminuddin truthful one of the faith
- Hanif of the true religion
- Salehuddin righteous in faith
- Adli pertaining to justice
- Zamir conscience
Indian Names
- Susila good-tempered, well-disposed
- Aram virtue
- Aryaa noble
- Dharmaraja righteous king
- Dharmendra lord of dharma
- Dharmesh lord of dharma
- Dharmraj righteous king
- Garima dignity
Chinese name characters
Characters are matched when their dictionary gloss contains: honest, sincere, upright, truthful, faithful, loyal.
Lists of names meaning honesty
Other meanings across traditions
Frequently asked questions
How are names chosen for each column?
The Malay and Indian columns show names whose sourced meaning relates to honesty, most used first. Each column links to the full list.
How are Chinese characters matched?
A character is listed when its dictionary gloss (from the sources linked on the syllable page, such as MDBG and Wiktionary) contains one of these words as a whole item: honest, sincere, upright, truthful, faithful, loyal. Only characters recorded in real names are listed. A Chinese name’s meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
Do these names show the bearer’s background?
No. The columns describe the naming tradition and the language of the word, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.