A Sinhalese name or Sinhala name may contain two or three parts: a patronymic, one or more given names, and sometimes a surname, which was often absent...
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The Sinhalese people (Sinhala: සිංහල ජනතාව, romanized: Sinhala Janathāva), also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic...
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Sinhala language (redirect from Sinhalese Language)
called Sinhalese (/ˌsɪn(h)əˈliːz, ˌsɪŋ(ɡ)əˈliːz/ SIN-(h)ə-LEEZ, SING-(g)ə-LEEZ), is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken by the Sinhalese people of...
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Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism is a Sri Lankan political ideology which combines a focus upon Sinhalese culture and ethnicity (nationalism) with an emphasis...
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Wijeratne (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Wijeratne is a Sinhalese name that may refer to Wijeratne Warakagoda, Sri Lankan actor Dinuk Wijeratne, Sri Lankan-born Canadian conductor, composer and...
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Toponymic surname (redirect from Topographic name)
of anthroponyms that are formed from toponyms). Nisba (onomastics) Sinhalese name Territorial designation Toponymy "Toponymic Surnames as Evidence of...
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Edirisinghe (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Edirisinghe is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following people: Surname Chamikara Edirisinghe (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer Lakshan Edirisinghe...
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முன்னணி, romanized: Ilaṅkai Potujaṉa Muṉṉaṇi), commonly known by its Sinhalese name Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), is a political party in Sri Lanka...
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The Sinhalese monarchy (Sinhala සිංහල රාජාණ්ඩුව) has its origins in the settlement of North Indian Indo-Aryan immigrants to the island of Sri Lanka. The...
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Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda (Sinhala: අලුත් අවුරුද්ද) in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional...
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List of Sri Lankan monarchs (redirect from List of Sinhalese monarchs)
The monarchs of Sri Lanka, also referred to as the Sinhalese monarchy, were the heads of state and rulers of the Sinhala Kingdoms located in present-day...
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Jayasekara (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Jayasekara is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following people: Surname Dayasiri Jayasekara (born 1969), Sri Lankan politician P.B Jayasekara, Sri...
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plant is known as Maha ratmal, Maha Rath Mal, Asela mal in Sinhala. The Sinhalese name "rathmal" is mostly used for the Ixoras, which are not in this family...
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Lakmal (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Lakmal is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following people: Surname Chaturanga Lakmal (born 1988), Sri Lankan weightlifter Dulanga Lakmal (born...
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Jayasuriya (category Surnames of Sinhalese origin)
Jayasooriya is a Sinhalese name. It derives from Sanskrit and consists of two parts: Jaya, which means victory in Sanskrit and Sinhalese, the later half...
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Dilshan (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Dilshan is a common Sinhalese name. Dilshan may refer to: Chamod Dilshan, Sri Lankan footballer Chanuk Dilshan, Sri Lankan cricketer Dinuka Dilshan, Sri...
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The name Rohan has multiple origins, including Persian, Indian, Irish and Scottish Gaelic, and Japanese. Rohan can be both a given name and a surname...
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A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well...
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Wijesinghe (category Surnames of Sinhalese origin)
Wijesinghe is a Sinhalese name. and notable people with this name include: Given name Wijesinghe Lokubandara (born 1941), Sri Lankan politician Surname...
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Chamara (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Chamara (Sinhala: චාමර) is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following notable people: Given name Chamara Dunusinghe (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer...
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Imesh is a Sinhalese masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: Imesh Madushanka (born 1998), Sri Lankan cricketer Imesh Udayanga (born...
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Sinhala Kingdom (redirect from Sinhalese Kingdom)
Sinhala Kingdom or Sinhalese Kingdom refers to the successive Sinhalese kingdoms that existed in what is today Sri Lanka. The Sinhalese kingdoms are kingdoms...
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Surname (redirect from Family name etymology)
family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to...
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Shehan (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Shehan (Sinhala: ෂෙහාන්, ශෙහාන්) is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following notable people: Given name Shehan Ambepitiya (born 1990), Sri Lankan...
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Warakagoda is a Sinhalese name that may refer to: Given name Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero (born 1942), Sri Lankan Buddhist monk Surname Deepal Warakagoda...
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Buddhika (category Sinhalese masculine given names)
Buddhika is a Sinhalese name. It may refer to: Buddhika Pathirana, Sri Lankan politician Buddhika Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer Buddhika Kurukularatne,...
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Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries (redirect from List of most common Vietnamese names)
country Sinhalese have Portuguese surnames as a result of Portuguese colonial rule in that area during the 16th and 17th centuries. Sinhalese native surnames...
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Ratnayake (category Surnames of Sinhalese origin)
(රත්නායක) is a Sinhalese name originating from the words ratna (gem) and nayake (leader). Notable people with the name include: Given name Ratnayake Nissanka...
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Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts refers to the series of armed engagements that took place from 1518 to 1658 in Sri Lanka (then known to Europeans as Ceylon)...
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media related to Abutilon indicum. Abutilon indicum, Indian Mallow Sinhalese Name:Beheth Anoda Indian Mallow, Abutilon Abutilon indicum photo Abutilon...
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