Rohani

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Betawi (Indonesia)

Meaning

a feminine Betawi name derived from the Arabic ruhani meaning spiritual, of the soul, or divine in nature; the Betawi are the indigenous people of Batavia — now Jakarta — and their culture represents a centuries-long synthesis of Malay, Sundanese, Javanese, Balinese, Arab, Chinese, Portuguese, and Dutch influences accumulated through Jakarta's role as the colonial capital of the Dutch East Indies; Betawi names frequently draw on Arabic Islamic roots filtered through a distinctly local aesthetic, and Rohani expresses the hope that its bearer will be a person of deep spiritual character, inner life, and moral sensitivity, qualities esteemed in the Betawi community's fusion of Islamic piety and cosmopolitan urbanism

Gender

female