Hidayat

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Hidayat 1
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Arabic, Urdu
Scripts هداية(Arabic) ہدایت(Urdu)
Other Forms FormsHedayat, Hidayah, Hidaya

Meaning & History

From the given name Hidayat.
Added 2/11/2016 by Sofia
Edited 1/24/2020 by HL

Hidayat 2
3. usages AND description are verified
Type Surname
Usage Chinese (Indonesian)
Pronounced Pron. /hi.ˈda.jat/(Indonesian)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Li 1 (李), Lin (林), Xie (謝), Xu 2 (許) or Zhang (張). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.
Added 4/29/2025 by sekejap