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Sinhalese Names
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 in the past. Full names can be rather long, and hence are often shortened, by omitting or abbreviating the family name and one of the given names, as in R. M. S. Ariyaratna. Family names can be distinguished by the suffix -ge or -ghe, though this suffix may accidentally result from a particular transliteration of a Sinhalese word, such as ''simhe'' or ''simghe'' (''lion''). Given names can be masculine, feminine and Unisex name, gender neutral. Sinhalese surnames often originate from Sanskrit. However, as a consequence of the Portuguese Ceylon, Portuguese invasion of Sri Lanka, during the 16th and 17th centuries, many Portuguese language surnames were adopted among the Sinhalese people. As a result, Perera and Fernando eventually became the most common names in Sri Lanka. History Structure Sinhalese names usually consists of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa (surname)
Costa (, , , , ), sometimes Costas, da Costa, Da Costa, or Dalla Costa, is an Italian, Portuguese and Spanish surname. The surname spread throughout the world through colonization. It is also a surname chosen by Jews and other religious groups due to Roman Catholic and other Christian conversions. In Italy, Portugal, Galicia and Catalonia it is derived from the Latin word ''costa'', "rib", which has come to mean ''slope, coast'', in Romance languages. In the rest of Spain it comes from Catalonia or from Galicia, being the Spanish equivalent ''Cuesta''. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 71.0% of all known bearers of the surname ''Costa'' were residents of Brazil (frequency 1:141), 7.6% of Portugal (1:67), 5.2% of Mozambique (1:255), 3.7% of Italy (1:801), 2.4% of the United States (1:7,460), 1.9% of Guinea-Bissau (1:44), 1.5% of Spain (1:1,531), 1.2% of East Timor (1:49) and 1.2% of Argentina (1:1,809). In Brazil, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pereira (surname)
Pereira is a surname in the Portuguese and Galician languages, well known and quite common, mostly in Portugal, the Galicia region of Spain, Brazil, other regions of the former Portuguese Empire, among Galician descendants in Spanish-speaking Latin America and by adoption also common among Sephardic Jews of Portuguese origin throughout the Sephardic Jewish diaspora. Currently, it is one of the most common surnames in South America and Europe. It was originally a noble Christian toponym of the Middle Ages, taken from the feudal possession of Pereira, Portugal, which in Portuguese means 'pear tree'. The variants of this name are more commonly found in other countries such as Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, India (specifically between Goa and Kerala along the Konkan coast), Pakistan and Sri Lanka. '' Pereire'', for example, is a French variant. Many Portuguese immigrants to the United States, especially Massachusetts, chose to Americanize their surname to Perry. As a toponymic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peres
Peres is a Portuguese, Galician, and Sephardic-Jewish surname. Its Spanish variant is Pérez. In the Hungarian language, it means litigant ("peres fél"). It is common in both forms Peres and Perez as well as Peretz among descendants of Sephardi Jews in Puerto Rico. In Hebrew ( ), it is the name of the bird species "Gypaetus barbatus" (lammergeier). However, Peres, Perez, and Peretz are the transliteration of the Hebrew פרץ son of Tamar and Judah. In the biblical Book of Daniel, the words which form the "writing on the wall" at Belshazzar's feast are recorded initially as ''mene, mene, tekel, upharsin'' (Daniel 5:25) but the final word is given as ''peres'' in verse 28, where its meaning is said to be "Your kingdom has been divided, and given to the Medes and Persians". People with the surname Peres include: * Adans Lopez Peres (born 1975), Portuguese second husband of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco * Asher Peres (1934-2005), Israeli physicist (born Aristide Pressma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peiris
Peiris, Peries or Pieris is a Sinhalese surname. It is a common surname in coastal area of Sri Lanka. It is originated from Portuguese surname Peres and was spread across Sri Lanka during Portuguese rule of the island. The name has been adapted into the Sinhalese language over time, hence the variation in its spelling. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Peries (born 1905), Ceylonese politician * Amal Peiris (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer * Bernard Peiris (1908–1977), Ceylonese lawyer * Chathurika Peiris, Sri Lankan actress * Eardley Peiris, Ceylonese broadcaster * Edmund Peiris, Ceylonese headman * Edmund Peiris, Sri Lankan Sinhala clergyman, 2nd Bishop of Halawata * Ernest Victor Pieris, Sri Lankan Sinhala physician, medical educator, cricketer and rugby player * G. L. Peiris (born 1946), Sri Lankan academic and politician * Harold Peiris (1905–1981), Ceylonese lawyer * Hiranya Peiris, British astrophysicist * Ivan Peries (1921–1988), Sri Lankan painter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunes
Nunes is a common Portuguese surname, originally a patronymic meaning "son of Nuno". The Spanish variant is Núñez. Notable people with the name Business, arts, entertainment, and media * Clara Nunes (1942-1983), Brazilian samba musician * Emmanuel Nunes (1941-2012), Portuguese composer * Julia Nunes (born 1989), American singer and songwriter * José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767-1830), Brazilian classical composer * Lygia Bojunga Nunes (born 1932), Brazilian author of children's books * Neil Nunes (born 1980), British continuity announcer * Pedro Nunes (1502-1578), Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor * Rachel Ann Nunes (born 1966), or Teyla Branton or Rachel Branton, or Mrs. Antonio Joao (TJ) Nunes, United States author of children's books * Sara Nunes (born 1980), Finnish pop singer * Vasco Nunes (1974-2016), Portuguese cinematographer, producer, and film director Religion * Emanuel Nunes Carvalho (1771-1817), United States rabbi and lexicographer * Airas Nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonis
David M. Nonis (born May 25, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman. He is a special assignment scout for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL) and serves as a consultant to the team's general manager. Playing career Growing up in Burnaby, B.C., Nonis played junior hockey with the Burnaby Bluehawks of the BCJHL in 1982–83. He then began collegiate hockey in the NCAA at the University of Maine, playing 153 games from 1984 through 1988. Nonis spent his final two years for the Bears as team captain, leading Maine to back-to-back NCAA championship tournaments. After completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1988, Nonis played a year of professional hockey for Aalborg (AaB) in the Danish Hockey League. In 1989, he returned to the University of Maine as an assistant coach for one season. Executive career Nonis replaced Brian Burke as the Vancouver Canucks' general manager in 2004. At 37 years old, he was the youngest general manager in tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendes (name)
Mendes is a common Portuguese and Galician surname, originally a patronymic, meaning ''Son of Mendo'' or ''Son of Mem''. The Spanish form of the name is Méndez. People General * António Lopes Mendes (1835-1894), Portuguese explorer and writer * António Rosa Mendes (born 1954), Portuguese academic * Benjamin Mendes da Costa (1803–1868), English merchant and philanthropist *Fernão Mendes Pinto (c. 1509–1583), Portuguese adventurer, explorer and writer * Ian Mendes (born 1976), Canadian sports broadcaster *Jacob Mendes Da Costa (born 1833–1900), American surgeon * José Fernando Ferreira Mendes (born 1965), Portuguese physicist * Luís Mendes de Vasconcellos (died 1623), Portuguese Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller *Moses da Costa (full name Moses Mendes da Costa; died 1747), English banker * Pedro Pedrosa Mendes, Portuguese scientist *Raimundo Teixeira Mendes (1855–1927), Brazilian philosopher and mathematician Arts *Bob Mendes (1928–2021), Belgian accounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendis
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 * Ajantha Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer *B. J. P. Mendis, Surveyor General in Sri Lanka *Buddhika Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer *Chaminda Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer * Cletus Mendis, Sri Lankan actor *Damien Mendis, British Sri Lankan music producer composer * Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer *Gehan Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer * Ishan Mendis, Sri Lankan actor *Jeevan Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer * Kanchana Mendis, Sri Lankan actress * Kusal Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer * Nandana Mendis, Sri Lankan politician *Nimal Mendis, Sri Lankan singer *Paddy Mendis, Sri Lankan air force officer *Patrick Mendis, Sri Lanka-born American diplomat and Nato and Pacific Command military professor * Randolph Jewell Francis Mendis, Sri Lankan army officer * Ramesh Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer * Solias Mendis, Sri Lankan temple arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomes
''Gomes'' is a common Portuguese and Old Galician surname. It derived from the given name ''Gomes'', which derived from the Visigothic word ''guma'', meaning "man". Its Spanish equivalent is Gómez. Notable people A–E *Al Gomes (born 1960), American music producer, music industry strategist, and songwriter *Albert Gomes (1911–1978), Trinidad and Tobago politician, labour leader and author *Albino Gomes (born 1994), Indian footballer *Ana Gomes (born 1954), Portuguese politician *André Gomes (born 1993), Portuguese footballer *Angel Gomes (born 2000), English footballer *Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896), Brazilian composer * António Gomes Leal (1848–1921), Portuguese poet * Anthony Gomes (born 1970), Canadian musician * Bruno Gomes (born 1996), Brazilian footballer * Chandima Gomes (born 1966), Sri Lankan Sinhala Malaysian engineer, physicist and writer *Chico (footballer, born 1988), full name Francisco Miguel Franco Antunes Gomes, Portuguese footballer *Chiquinho Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fonseca (surname)
Fonseca is a surname of Portuguese and later also Spanish origin. A feudal lordship name from a place named for a spring that dried up during the summer months, it comes from Latin ''fons sicca'', meaning "dry well". The name is also common among Sephardic Jews. Fonseca or Fonseka may refer to: People * Alonso III Fonseca (1475–1534), Galician archbishop and politician * Andrea Fonseka, Malaysian actor, television presenter and model and winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004 * Angelo da Fonseca (1902–1967), Indian artist * Antônio Joao da Fonseca (born 1966), Brazilian footballer * Bruno Fonseca (1958–1994), American painter and sculptor * Carlo Fonseka (1933–2019), Sri Lankan medical academic * Carlos Fonseca Amador (1936–1976), Nicaraguan founder of the Sandinistas * Carlos Fonseca (boxer) (born 1955), Brazilian boxer * Carolyn De Fonseca (1929–2009), American film and voice actress * Casto Fonseca (1800–1845), Nicaraguan military dictator * Celso Fonseca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
