Putu is from the Balinese Putu — first-born child (variant of Wayan in foundational Balinese birth-order naming system). A modern American baby name in the broader Balinese-Indonesian heritage aesthetic. Putu is one of the foundational Balinese unisex names — central to traditional Balinese Hindu Indigenous heritage. The foundational Balinese birth-order naming heritage is one of the foundational caste-neutral Indigenous naming systems in the world. Notable bearer: Putu Wijaya (born 1944) — foundational Indonesian Balinese novelist + playwright + dramatist + foundational Bali Post journalist + foundational author of foundational Telegram (1973) + Stasiun (1977) + foundational founder of foundational Teater Mandiri (Independent Theatre Jakarta) — central to foundational Indonesian-Balinese contemporary literature heritage; Putu Ayu Saraswati — foundational Miss Indonesia 2020 + foundational Miss International Indonesia delegate.
Featured throughout Balinese heritage.
Putu reduces to six.