• 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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    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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  • 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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    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 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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    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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  • 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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