Tuah
Origin
Malay
Syllables
2
Peak era
2020s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
luck, good fortune (Malay). The name of Hang Tuah, the legendary Melaka admiral of the Hikayat Hang Tuah epic, which makes it the rare beloved Malay boys' name with no Arabic layer at all.
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Tuah peaked in the 2020s.
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