Peiris

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title: "Peiris" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["sinhalese-surnames-of-portuguese-origin"] topic_path: "general/sinhalese-surnames-of-portuguese-origin" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peiris" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
namePeiris
pronunciationපීරිස්
languageSinhalese
languageoriginPortuguese
originSon of Peter
variantPeries
Pieris
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| name = Peiris | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = පීරිස් | gender = | feminine = | masculine = | language = Sinhalese | languageorigin = Portuguese | origin = Son of Peter | derivation = | meaning = | variant = Peries Pieris | cognate = | anglicisation = | derivative = | seealso = | family = Peiris, Peries or Pieris (Sinhalese: පීරිස්) is a surname attributed to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. It is a common surname in the coastal regions of the island nation.

The name originated from the Portuguese surname Peres, and was spread across Sri Lanka during Portugal's colonization of the country. It is related to the Spanish variant Pérez, and Jewish variant Peretz. The name has been adapted into the Sinhalese language over time, hence the variation in its spelling.

Notable people with the surname include:

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