Ratnayake

Ratnayake, Rathnayake, Ratnayeke or Rathnayaka (රත්නායක) is a Sinhalese name originating from the words ratna (gem) and nayake (leader).^[1] Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Ratnayake Nissanka (Prabath Nissanka) (born 1980), a Sri Lankan cricketer

Surname

Amanda Ratnayake (born 1990), Sri Lankan businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder
Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake, Sri Lankan politician, former member of parliament
Anurudha Rathnayake (born 1975), Olympic boxer
Bennett Rathnayake Sri Lankan film director
Bimal Rathnayake, Sri Lankan politician
C. B. Rathnayake, Sri Lankan politician, member of parliament
Damith Ratnayake, Sri Lankan cricketer
Daya Ratnayake, Sri Lankan general
Gamini Rathnayake, Sri Lankan politician
Kiri Banda Ratnayake (1924–2004), was a Sri Lankan politician, Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament
Kumarasiri Rathnayake (born 1967), Sri Lankan politician
May Ratnayake (1892–1988), Sri Lankan physician
Nilantha Ratnayake (born 1968), Sri Lankan cricketer
Ravi Ratnayeke (born 1960), Sri Lankan cricketer
Rita Ratnayake (1934–2006), Sri Lankan actress
Rumesh Ratnayake (born 1964), Sri Lankan cricketer
Thilak Kumara Rathnayake, Sri Lankan actor
Tilak Ratnayake, Sri Lankan politician
Udara Rathnayake, Sri Lankan businessman and politician
Vasanthi Ratnayake (born 1973), Sri Lankan cricketer
Victor Rathnayake (born 1942), Sri Lankan musician

References[]

^ Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 2219. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

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[r1-1] Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 2219. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9.

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