Puteri

Puteri (Malay: Puteri, Jawi: ڤوتري) is a historically attested Malay female name and royal title deriving from Old Malay and Sanskrit putri (पुत्री) meaning 'daughter' or 'princess'. In the Malay-speaking Islamic polities of the archipelago—such as sultanates on the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, and Borneo—the term appears in royal names and chronicles as an honorific for women of noble birth; it is therefore part of Malay onomastic practice rather than Arabic origin, though it is widely used among Muslim Malay communities. As a given name, Puteri functions like an appellation that signals noble or cherished status. Related names and forms include [[Putri]] and [[Permaisuri]] (the latter meaning 'queen consort' in Malay). Puteri is verifiably attested in Malay historical sources and remains in use as a personal name in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei; it is comparatively rare as a chosen name in non-Malay Muslim populations.