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 ...
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