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{{Infobox given name
| name = Bayu
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| pronunciation= {{IPA-id|baˈyu}}
| gender = Male
| meaning = ''Wind'', ''Air'', ''Breath''
| region = [[India]]
| origin = [[Sanskrit]]
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'''Bayu''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|aɪ|.|uː|,_|ˈ|b|aɪ|.|oʊ}}; {{IPA-sa|ʋaːjʊ}}; {{IPA-id|ba'yu}})
is a male [[given name]] popular in parts of [[Indonesia]]. In Sanskrit, it means wind, air, or breath. Even though it comes from Sanskrit, this name is already familiar to the ears of the [[Indonesian people]] and has been included in the [[Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia|Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language]] as well as in the [[Javanese language]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sering Disematkan pada Anak Laki-Laki, Inilah Arti Nama Bayu|url=https://id.theasianparent.com/arti-nama-bayu/amp|website=TheAsianParent|language=id|accessdate=9 August 2023}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
''Vayu'' ({{IPA-sa|ʋaːjʊ}}, {{lang-sa|[[wikt:वायु|वायु]]}}, {{IAST3|Vāyu}}), also known as ''Vata'' and ''Pavana'',<ref name="jansen1993">{{Citation | title=The book of Hindu imagery: The Gods and their Symbols |author1=Eva Rudy Jansen |author2=Tony Langham | year=1993 | publisher=Binkey Kok Publications | isbn=978-90-74597-07-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1iASyoae8cMC | quote=God of the wind ... also known as Vata or Pavan ... exceptional beauty ... moves on noisily in his shining coach ... white banner ...}}</ref> is the [[deva (Hinduism)|Hindu god]] of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. In the ''[[Vedic scriptures]]'', Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with [[Indra]], the king of gods. He is mentioned to be born from the breath of Supreme Being Vishvapurusha and also the first one to drink [[Soma (drink)|Soma]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Jamison |first1=Stephanie W. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1-PRAwAAQBAJ&dq=v%C4%81yu&pg=PA631 |title=The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India |last2=Brereton |first2=Joel P. |date=2014 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-937018-4 |language=en}}</ref>

The word for [[air (classical element)|air]] (''vāyu'') or wind (''pavana'') is one of the [[Classical element#Classical elements in Hinduism|classical elements in Hinduism]]. The [[Sanskrit]] word ''Vāta'' literally means '[[:wikt:blown|blown]]'; ''Vāyu'', '[[:wikt:blower|blower]]' and ''Prāna'', '[[:wikt:breathing|breathing]]' (viz. the breath of life, cf. the *''an''- in [[:wikt:animate|''animate'']]). Hence, the primary referent of the word is the 'deity of life', who is sometimes for clarity referred to as Mukhya-Vāyu (the chief Vayu) or Mukhya Prāna (the chief of life force or vital force).<ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Encyclopaedia, Volume 1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BSbgGLdGSRIC|page=7839|author=Subodh Kapoor|publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd|year=2002|isbn = 9788177552577|quote=Mukhya Prana - The chief vital air}}</ref>

Sometimes the word ''vāyu'', which is more generally used in the sense of the physical air or wind, is used as a synonym for ''prāna''.<ref name=Raju1954>{{Citation | author = Raju, P.T. | year = 1954 | title = The concept of the spiritual in Indian thought | journal = Philosophy East and West | volume = 4 | issue = 3 | pages = 195–213 | jstor = 1397554| doi = 10.2307/1397554 | postscript = .}}</ref> Vāta, an additional name for the deity Vayu, is the root of ''vātāvaranam'', the Sanskrit and Hindi term for 'atmosphere'.<ref name="ghose1992">{{Citation | title=Tirtha, the treasury of Indian expressions |author1=Vijaya Ghose |author2=Jaya Ramanathan |author3=Renuka N. Khandekar | year=1992 | publisher=CMC Limited | isbn= 978-81-900267-0-3| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_v1tAAAAMAAJ | quote=... God of the winds ... Another name for Vayu is Vata (hence the present Hindi term for 'atmosphere, 'vatavaran). Also known as Pavana (the purifier), Vayu is lauded in both the ...}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
* [[Aji Bayu Putra]] (born 1993), Indonesian professional footballer
* [[Amal Bayou]] ({{circa|1957}}–2017), Libyan microbiologist and politician
* [[Ario Bayu]] (born 1985), Indonesian actor
* [[Bayu Ayele]] (born 1949), Ethiopian boxer who competed in the men's lightweight event at the [[1968 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bayu Baev]] (born 1941), Bulgarian wrestler who competed in the [[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]] and [[1972 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Bayu Fiqri]] (born 2001), Indonesian professional footballer
* [[Bayu Gatra]] (born 1991), Indonesian professional footballer
* [[I Gusti Bayu Sutha]] (born 1977), Indonesian professional footballer
* [[Louiza Bayou]] (born 1994), Algerian volleyball player
* [[Malik Ibrahim Bayu]] (died 1353), legendary Sufi saint-warrior who arrived in South Bihar in the 14th century and defeated the tribal Kol chiefdoms who had been oppressing the local Muslims
* [[Muhammad Bayu Pangisthu]] (born 1996), Indonesian badminton player
* [[Bayu Nugroho]] (born 1992), Indonesian professional footballer
* [[Krisna Bayu]] (born 1974), Indonesian judoka who competed in the men's middleweight category
* [[Krisna Bayu Otto]] (born 1999), Indonesian professional footballer
* [[Bayu Pradana]] (born 1991), Indonesian professional footballer
* [[Thomas Ryan Bayu]] (born 1991), Indonesian professional footballer

== Fictional characters ==
* Bayu, a character from American TV series ''[[Conan the Adventurer (1997 TV series)|Conan the Adventurer]]'' (1997)
* Bayu, the main character from ''[[Killers (2014 film)|Killers]]'' (2014)
* Bayu, the main character from the 2009 film ''[[Garuda di Dadaku|Garuda in My Heart]]''
* Bayu, a character from the 2021 film ''[[Geez & Ann]]''
* Bayu, the main character from Indonesian TV series ''[[Dunia Tanpa Koma|The World Without Commas]]''
* Bayu, the main character from Indonesian TV series ''[[Bayu Cinta Luna|Bayu Loves Luna]]''
* Bayu, a character from Indonesian soap opera ''[[Cinta yang tak Sederhana|Uncomplicated Love]]''
* Bayu, a character from Indonesian soap opera ''[[Cinderella (Apakah Cinta Hanyalah Mimpi?)|Cinderella (Is Love Just a Dream?)]]''
* Dr. Bayu, a character from Indonesian TV series ''[[Suami Pengganti|Subtitute Husband]]''

== See also ==
* [[Bayou]], a body of water typically found in a flat, low-lying area
* [[Bayu, California|Bayu]], a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California, United States
* [[Bayu (state constituency)]], a state constituency in Kedah, Malaysia
* [[Vayu]], the Hindu god of the winds

== References ==
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