Mendis is a common Sinhalese surname derived from the
Português
Portuguese ( or ) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe. It is the official language of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal and São Tom ...
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Mendes
Mendes (, ''Genitive case, gen''.: ), the Greek language, Greek name of the ancient Egyptian city of Djedet, also known in ancient Egypt as Per (hieroglyph), Per-Banebdjedet ("The Domain of the Ram Lord of Djedet") and Anpet, is known today as Te ...
which was introduced to Sri Lanka during
Portuguese rule in Sri Lanka. It may refer to
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Ajantha Mendis
Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslow Mendis (; born 11 March 1985) better known as Ajantha Mendis, is a Sri Lankan former international cricketer who played for the Sri Lankan national cricket team in all three formats. He is also known as the "myster ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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B. J. P. Mendis, Surveyor General in Sri Lanka
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Buddhika Mendis
Yange Oshanka Buddhika Mendis (born 22 June 1979) is a Sri Lankan born cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman, off spin bowler and occasional wicket-keeper. He has played for the Singapore national cricket team since 2002,[Chaminda Mendis
Manimeldura Chaminda Mendis (born 28 December 1968) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who was born in Galle. He played one One Day International for the Sri Lankans in 1994, debuting against New Zealand, which was his only international match. H ...]
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Cletus Mendis
Gammada Liyanage Cletus Paulinus Mendis, popularly as Cletus Mendis (born as :si:ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස්, ක්ලීටස් මෙන්ඩිස් Sinhala language, Sinhala) is a Sri Lankan actor, mainly works in cine ...
, Sri Lankan actor
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Damien Mendis, British Sri Lankan music producer composer
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Duleep Mendis
Deshamanya Louis Rohan Duleep Mendis (born 25 August 1952), known as Duleep Mendis, is a Sri Lankan former cricketer and former captain of the team. Mendis captained Sri Lanka to their first Test series victory in 1985. He was primarily a speci ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Gehan Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Ishan Mendis, Sri Lankan actor
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Jeevan Mendis
Balapuwaduge Manukulasuriya Amith Jeevan Mendis (; born 15 January 1983) is a former Sri Lankan professional cricketer, who played limited over internationals. An all-rounder who bowls leg spin, Mendis has represented Sri Lanka in the 2012 Worl ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Kanchana Mendis
Kanchana Mendis (born June 24, 1980 as :si:කාංචනා මෙන්ඩිස්, කාංචනා මෙන්ඩිස්) inhala is an actress in Cinema of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama, and television. She is best know ...
, Sri Lankan actress
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Kusal Mendis
Balapuwaduge Kusal Gimhan Mendis (born 2 February 1995) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer who plays in all forms of the game and a former ODI captain of the national team. He only played sixteen first-class matches before playing for the na ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Nandana Mendis, Sri Lankan politician
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Nimal Mendis
Nimal Mendis (1934–2015) was a Sri Lankan singer and songwriter, and was one of a handful of Sri Lankan musicians to appear on the BBC television programme ''Top of the Pops'' (1968). Mendis was a longstanding member of the Performing Rights ...
, Sri Lankan singer
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Paddy Mendis, Sri Lankan air force officer
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Patrick Mendis
Patrick Mendis is an educator, diplomat, author, and executive in government service in the United States. A former American diplomat and military professor during the Clinton, Bush, and Obama administrations, he held various positions in the U.S. ...
, Sri Lanka-born American diplomat and Nato and Pacific Command military professor
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Randolph Jewell Francis Mendis, Sri Lankan army officer
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Ramesh Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Solias Mendis
Walimuni Solias Mendis (June 17, 1897 – September 1, 1975) was a renowned Sri Lankan artist primarily known for his Buddhism, Buddhist temple paintings, accomplished in a neo-classical style.
A native of Mahawewa, Madampe in Sri Lanka, secon ...
, Sri Lankan temple artist
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Sriyantha Mendis
Hiddadura Jude Neil Sriyantha Mendis (born 25 October 1957) (), popularly as Sriyantha Mendis, is an actor in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. Highly versatile actor from drama to comedy, Mendis has received awards for the Best actor an ...
, Sri Lankan actor
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Susirith Mendis, Sri Lankan academic
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Viraj Mendis, Sri Lankan activist
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Vernon Mendis
Deshamanya Vernon Loraine Benjamin Mendis (5 December 1925 – 23 June 2010) was a prominent Sri Lankan diplomat, who served as the United Nations' Special Envoy to the Middle East. He is referred to as the ''Sri Lanka's Father of Diplomacy'' ...
, Sri Lankan diplomat
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Yashoda Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer
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Valence Mendis
Valence Mendis, formally Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, (born 21 May 1958) is a Sri Lankan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Chilaw since 2006. He has been named bishop of Kandy, where he had spent ...
, 4th
Bishop of Chilaw
The Diocese of Chilaw (Lat: ''Dioecesis Chilavensis'') is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1939, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1995, part of the d ...
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Wijayapala Medis, Sri Lankan Politician
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Surnames of Sinhalese origin