Gayan
ගයාන්
Likely from the Sinhala verb gayanavā, "to sing," so read as "singer" or "one who sings."
Meaning and origin
Gayan sits among a set of modern Sinhala boys' names drawn straight from ordinary verbs rather than from Sanskrit or Pali roots.
How to pronounce Gayan
| Sinhala (Sri Lanka) | guh-YAHN /ɡaˈjaːn/ |
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