Etymology

Perera

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Sinhalese පෙරේරා
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  1. Sinhalese · derived fromපෙරේරා
  2. English todayPerera

Borrowed from Spanish (cognate with Portuguese Pereira and Galician Pereira), or from Sinhalese පෙරේරා (perērā).

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