Given name · Sanskrit
सिंहल
“lion”·“lionlike”
सिंहल (siṃhala) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Sanskrit.
SanskritWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Ceylon.
Meaning & origin
What it means
सिंहल is built from elements meaning “lion” and “lionlike”.
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How it developed
From Proto-Indo-European *-lós, built from Sanskrit सिंह (“lion”) + -ल.
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