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), 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), 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
- Premil Ratnayake (1933–2013), Sri Lankan journalist, author and diplomat.
- 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
edit- ^ 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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