Jayasinghe is a

Sinhalese Sinhala may refer to: * Something of or related to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka * Sinhalese people * Sinhala language Sinhala ( ; , ''siṁhala'', ), sometimes called Sinhalese (), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language prima ...

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

that consists of two parts: ''jaya'', which means ''victory'' in Sinhalese and is also the name of a Hindu demigod, and ''singhe'' (''lion''). The name may refer to the following notable people: *

Susanthika Jayasinghe Deshabandu Kameradin Susanthika Jayasinghe ( si, සුසන්තිකා ජයසිංහ; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ, born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and ...

(born 1975),

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n athlete *

Chinthaka Jayasinghe Chinthaka Umesh Jayasinghe (born 19 May 1978) is a former Sri Lankan T20I cricketer. He is a past student of Dharmapala College, Pannipitiya. Early life He commenced his cricketing career as a school boy, playing at the Under 13, 15, 17 and 1 ...

(born 1978), Sri Lankan cricketer * Dilan Jayasingha (born 1987),

Sri Lankan American Sri Lankan Americans ( si, script=latn, Sri Lankika Amerikanu, ta, script=latn, Ilangkaī Amerikan) are Americans of full or partial Sri Lankan diaspora, Sri Lankan ancestry. Sri Lankan Americans are persons of Sri Lankan origin from various Sri ...

hip-hop artist * Stanley Jayasinghe (born 1931), former Sri Lankan cricketer * Lalith Jayasinghe (1974 - 2008), lieutenant colonel in the Sri Lanka Army * Rohan Jayasinghe (born 1956), brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army * Sunil Jayasinghe (born 1955), former Sri Lankan cricketer *

Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe is a Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the De ...

(born 1962), member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka *

G. R. Jayasinghe Brigadier G. R. Jayasinghe, VSV was a Sri Lankan military officer, who was the former head of the Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps and founder of the Sri Lanka Rifle Corps in 1984. Educated at Royal College, Colombo, he joined the army after leavin ...

, Brigadier in the Sri Lanka Army * Izzy Jayasinghe, biophysicist * N. D. N. P. Jayasinghe, former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka * B Jayasinghe Corporate Trainer, Media Personality

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