Sinhala names
13 names from the Sinhala naming tradition, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and how it is seen around the world.
- AmilaBoyBuilt from Sinhala mila, "price," with a negating a- prefix, so it reads roughly as "beyond price" or "precious."
- ChamindaBoyNo settled derivation; it ends in the naming element -inda, seen in other Sinhala names, which traces back to Sanskrit…
- GayanBoyLikely from the Sinhala verb gayanavā, "to sing," so read as "singer" or "one who sings."
- IndikaBoyAn adjective meaning "of India, Indian," used in Sinhala as a given name.
- KasunBoySaid to mean "gold" in Sinhala.
- NuwanBoyFrom Sinhala nuvana, most likely "wisdom" though the same spelling can also mean "eye."
- RuwanBoyFrom Sinhala ruvana, "gem" or "jewel."
- SameeraBoyA Sinhalese name adapted from Arabic Samir, used in Sri Lankan Sinhalese communities, particularly among families with…
- SampathBoyFrom the Sanskrit noun sampatti, "prosperity" or "good fortune".
- SriyaniGirlBuilt on the Sanskrit comparative śreyas, "more auspicious" or "the finer one".
- TharinduBoyA modern Sinhala compound usually read as "star" (thara) joined to "moon" (indu).
- ThiliniGirlFrom Sinhala tilinaya, "gift" or "award".
- ThusithaUnisexRefers to Tusita, the Buddhist heaven of contentment where a future Buddha waits before his last human birth.