surname meaning in Sinhala
වාසගම wāsagama
/ˈsɜːˌneɪm//ˈsɝˌneɪm/
surname in Sinhala: වාසගම (wāsagama). In English, surname means the portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
Sinhala words for surname
- name that indicates family
- වාසගම wāsagama
English meaning of surname
- noun The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
- noun Synonym of epithet, an additional name, particularly those derived from a birthplace, quality, or achievement.
- noun Synonym of nickname, an additional name given to a person, place, or thing, a byname.
- noun The cognomen of Roman names.
surname in a sentence
- James is my first name, and Smith is my surname.
Synonyms of surname
surname in other languages
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Questions about surname in Sinhala
- What is the meaning of surname in Sinhala?
- Surname in Sinhala is වාසගම (wāsagama).
- surname යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
- Surname: වාසගම (wāsagama).
- What does surname mean in English?
- Surname means the portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: surname (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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