Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, and former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the Germanic given name Ferdinand, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey".
Thudellage Charitha Buddhika Fernando is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played Tests and One Day International matches for the national side. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Jayasuriya or 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 suriya means Sun or the solar deity in Hinduism. The name may refer to the following notable people:
Dinesh is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word dineśa is a compound of dina 'day' and īśa 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include:
Sampath is a given name and surname, meaning prosperity or wealth in Hindu/Sanskrit.
Peiris, Peries or Pieris is a surname attributed to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. It is a common surname in the coastal regions of the island nation.
Ranjit or Renjith may refer to:
Akalanka Buddhika Uditha Dedduwa Pathirana who was a Deputy Minister of Ministry of Industry and Commerce කර්මාන්ත හා වාණිජ කටයුතු in Sri Lanka and a Member of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka represented the United National Party (UNP), for Matara District. He was elected to the Parliament at the General Election held on 8 April 2010 winning the second highest percentage of votes from the United National Party which is the major opposition in the country.
Ratnayake, Rathnayake, Ratnayeke or Rathnayaka (රත්නායක) is a Sinhalese name originating from the words ratna (gem) and nayake (leader). Notable people with the name include:
Sajith is a masculine given name of Sinhalese origin. Notable people with the name include:
The following lists notable events that occurred during 1980 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists notable events that occurred during 1979 in Sri Lanka.
Mendis is a common Sinhalese surname derived from the Português surname Mendes which was introduced to Sri Lanka during Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka. It may refer to
Pathirana is a common Sinhalese surname. People with that name include:
Kaushal is a Hindu given name and surname common in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.
Lakshman or Laxman is a common Hindu name, most commonly used as a masculine given name. It derives from Lakshmana, the character of the Ramayana epic.
Gunaratne or Gunaratna is a Sinhalese name that may refer to
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