Silva is a surname in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. Origin: Latin toponymic /natural world word silva, meaning "forest" or "woodland". It is the family name of the House of Silva.
Jayewardene, Jayawardene or Jayawardena, is a Sinhalese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Morais or Moraes is a Portuguese surname.
Subramaniam, Subrahmanyam, Subramanyam or Subramanian is a South Indian male given name. Due to the South Indian tradition of using patronymic surnames it may also be a surname for males and females. The etymology of the name is from Sanskrit; however, a common translation is "dear to Brahmam", or "of good deeds". An alternative proposed translation is derived from merging two common Sanskrit words supri-ya, meaning "good" or "dear," and man-ya, meaning jewel; the name translates loosely as "worthy jewel". Subramaniam is one of the many names of the Hindu god Karthikeya, also known as Kumara or Murugan.
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.
Dias is a common surname in the Portuguese language, and therefore in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the Spanish language surname Díaz.
Mervyn is a masculine given name and occasionally a surname which is of Old Welsh origin, with elements mer, probably meaning "marrow", and myn, meaning "eminent".
Pinnaduwage Chaturanga de Silva, or Chaturanga de Silva, is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays limited over cricket. Chathuranga de Silva was educated at St. Aloysius College, Galle, where he started his cricket career. He is primarily a left-handed batsman but bowls handy slow left-arm orthodox. He has represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team in limited over international matches. He is the elder brother of Sri Lankan All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva.
Cooray or Corea is a Sinhalese surname.
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
Ruwan is a Sri Lankan name that may refer to
Janith is both a given name and a surname.
Kasun is a Sri Lankan given name, and an occasional surname that may refer to the following notable people:
Shehan is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following notable people:
Nanayakkara is a Sinhalese name derived from the Sanskrit language. It may refer to the following people:
Sanjeewa is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following notable people:
Lakmal is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following people:
Edirisinghe is a Sinhalese name that may refer to the following people:
Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924–1993) was the third President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993.
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