The Origin of The Name of Johor

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 Written by : Siti Nurafiqah binti Zulkifle


Before getting his real name as it is now, Johor was in mention and is well known among the sailors from Siam, Europe, the Middle East and the Nusantara with a variety of names long before the Government of the Sultanate of Malacca.

In the book Sejarah Melayu that been written by Tun Sri Lanang in 1612, Johor was originally known in the Java language as Ganggayu or Gangga Ayu which has the same meaning as Warawari, a big government in upstream Sungai Johor.

In the Siamese language, Johor has been referred as "Gangganu" and the Javanese call Johor as "Galuh". Both of these words carry the meaning of "Gemstones".

When Nusantara is famous for its spice business, traders from Arab have also come to do business at here. From time to time, the influence of Arabic and Islam became stronger with the arrival of these Arab traders.

The Arabs call the gemstone with the name "Jauhar". From this mention of Jauhar, the name of Johor is better known and remains until now.


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