Native scripts
Names by script
See how names are written in their native scripts, letter by letter.
- Names with a native script
- 3,775
- Scripts
- 7
- Two or more scripts
- 171
- Letter pages
- 28
- Arabic script and Jawi 2,433 names ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د 30 first letters, 15 with their own page
- Devanagari script 1,164 names अ आ इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ए 34 first letters, 13 with their own page
- Tamil script 234 names அ ஆ இ ஈ உ ஊ எ ஏ 23 first letters
- One name, many scripts 171 names யஹ்யா For example Yahya, in 4 scripts.
Names with a recorded spelling, by script
- Arabic script 2,411
- Devanagari script 1,164
- Tamil script 234
- Malayalam script 98
- Telugu script 45
- Jawi 22
- Gurmukhi script 19
A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name. These are the native-script spellings recorded in our data, collected from Wiktionary, kaikki.org and Wikidata name labels (see our methodology). Only 28 records link a source for the script spelling itself. We do not convert letters automatically, so names without a recorded spelling are not listed here.
Frequently asked questions
Where do these native spellings come from?
They were collected from Wiktionary, kaikki.org and Wikidata name labels, as our methodology explains. Only 28 records link a source for the script spelling itself. We do not convert letters automatically.
Does a script show a person’s religion or ethnicity?
A script is only the writing system for the name. It says nothing about the religion, ethnicity or background of anyone who bears the name.
Why is Jawi separate from Arabic script?
Jawi is the Arabic-based script for Malay, with a few extra letters. We show a Jawi spelling only where one is recorded separately; the rest are Arabic-script spellings.