User:Abeywickrama

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Abeywickrama name is dissected here. Many family names in Sri Lanka refers to a geographic location. It can be a village name or the name of the particular plot of land. Keppetipola is a name of a village. Polwatta-ge refers to a name of the land as refereed in the deed specifying ownership.

Many names start with word abey. Many names start, and end with wickrama. Both the preceding words have been used for first name as well. Joined together it forms the a surname Abeywickrama.

Abeywickrama can be written very easily using Singhala Unicode characters, yet the same word has been spelt in English in many ways. Some of the variations are Abeywickrema, Abeywickreme, and Abewickrema.

In the past people used very long surnames indicating the family tree. With diminishing significance of cast and creed more and more people opt for simpler names. Ravi is a very popular first name in Sri Lanka. Perera and Silva are surnames used very widely.

Politicians can gain advantage in alphabetic listing of the contestant name list in the ballot paper. In the past they have been creative with their own names.