greatest Sinhalese novel Viragaya.Viragaya Ranil Wickremesinghe, Sri Lankan politician, prime minister of Sri Lanka four times Places named after Sinha Sigiriya, fortress in Sri Lanka; its short name derives from 'Sinha Giriya' meaning "The rocky place of lions" Singapore, named from 'Singa Pura' / 'Sinha Pure' which means Lion City in Sanskrit, before 1819 See also Singh References Surnames Indian surnames