Lakshan (
Devanagari
Devanagari ( ; , , Sanskrit pronunciation: ), also called Nagari (),Kathleen Kuiper (2010), The Culture of India, New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, , page 83 is a left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental Writing systems#Segmental syste ...
: लक्षण ') is a South Asian masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
. Some of the meanings of the
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
word ' are "mark, sign", "aim, goal", "lucky mark".
A related feminine given name is ''Lakshanya''.
Athletes
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Lakshan Jayasinghe (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Lakshan Madushanka (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Lakshan Rodrigo
Lakshan Rodrigo (born 19 May 1987) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for Lankan Cricket Club in the 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament
The 2017–18 SLC Twenty20 Tournament was a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was held in ...
(born 1987), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Lakshan Sandakan
Paththamperuma Arachchige Don Lakshan Rangika Sandakan, commonly known as Lakshan Sandakan (born 10 June 1991), is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays for the national team in all three formats of the game. He is a past pupil of De Maz ...
(born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer
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Lakshan Somaweera (born 1996), Sri Lankan cricketer
Fictional characters
* Lakṣaṇa, a character from the
Rajatarangini chronicle
References
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Indian masculine given names
Masculine given names
Sinhalese masculine given names
Sinhalese given names