Given name & surname

Rajapaksa

Rajapaksa is a surname from Sinhalese.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Rajapaksa comes from Sinhalese.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Sinhalese රාජපක්ෂ.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Rajapaksa’s family of names

In English usage, Rajapaksa as a surname has a related form in RAJAPAKSE. In English usage, Rajapaksa as a surname has a related form in RAJAPAKSHA. In English usage, Rajapaksa as a surname has a related form in RAJAPAKSHE.

Walk Rajapaksa’s family in the name graph

RajapaksaRajapakshaRajapakseරාජපක්ෂராஜபக்ஸराजपक्ष

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Rajapaksa has relatives in 4 languages.

English

5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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