At a Glance: Name: Bulan – Meaning: moon – Origin: Austronesian (Malay/Indonesian, also Tagalog/Ilocano and other Philippine languages) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: BOO-lahn
Bulan is an Austronesian (Malay/Indonesian, also Tagalog/Ilocano and other Philippine languages) unisex name meaning “moon”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Bulan
Meaning: Moon.
Origin: Austronesian (Malay/Indonesian, also Tagalog/Ilocano and other Philippine languages).
How to Pronounce Bulan
Phonetic: BOO-lahn IPA: /ˈbuːlɑːn/
Popularity of Bulan
Bulan doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Bulan
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