Puji as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Puji

What is the meaning of the name Puji ?

The baby name Puji is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced POO-jee (IPA: /ˈpu.dʒi/).

Puji is Indonesian, Malay in Origin.

Puji is an Indonesian and Javanese given name meaning “praise” or “to laud.” It derives from the everyday Indonesian/Javanese noun-verb puji and traces its etymology through Old Javanese to Sanskrit pūjā/pūj-, denoting reverence, honor, and worship; Malay shares the same root.

In use across Java and wider Indonesia since the early 20th century, Puji functions as a unisex standalone name and as a productive first element: Puji Lestari, Puji Rahayu, Puji Astuti (typically feminine), and Puji Hartono or Pujiono (masculine). Indonesian elaborations include Pujiyono, Pujiyanti, Pujiasih, Pujati, and Pujiani; related South Asian spellings are Puja and Pooja. Informal nicknames such as Uji or Ji occur. The name carries a devotional, grateful tone for families of Muslim, Christian, and Hindu backgrounds. Spelling is generally stable as Puji, though the older Dutch-influenced orthography sometimes yields Pudji in archival records.