# Peiris

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| name            = Peiris
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| pronunciation   = පීරිස්
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| language        = [Sinhalese](/source/Sinhala_language)
| languageorigin  = [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language)
| origin          = Son of [Peter](/source/Saint_Peter)
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| variant         = Peries<br>Pieris
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{{wiktionary|peries}}
'''Peiris''', '''Peries''' or '''Pieris''' ([Sinhalese](/source/Sinhala_language): පීරිස්) is a [surname](/source/surname) attributed to the [Sinhalese people](/source/Sinhalese_people) of [Sri Lanka](/source/Sri_Lanka). It is a common surname in the coastal regions of the island nation.

The name originated from the [Portuguese](/source/Portuguese_language) surname [Peres](/source/Peres), and was spread across Sri Lanka during [Portugal](/source/Portugal)'s [colonization of the country](/source/Portuguese_Ceylon). It is related to the Spanish variant [Pérez](/source/P%C3%A9rez), and Jewish variant [Peretz](/source/Peretz). The name has been adapted into the [Sinhalese language](/source/Sinhala_language) over time, hence the variation in its spelling.

Notable people with the surname include:

* [Albert Peries](/source/Albert_Peries) (1905–1967), Ceylonese politician
* [Ivan Peries](/source/Ivan_Peries) (1921–1988), Sri Lankan painter
* [Lester James Peries](/source/Lester_James_Peries) (1919–2018), Sri Lankan film director
* [Sumitra Peries](/source/Sumitra_Peries) (1935–2023), Sri Lankan film director
* [Amal Peiris](/source/Amal_Peiris) (born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer
* [Bernard Peiris](/source/Bernard_Peiris) (1908–1977), Ceylonese lawyer
* [Chathurika Peiris](/source/Chathurika_Peiris) (born 1981), Sri Lankan actress
* [Eardley Peiris](/source/Eardley_Peiris), Ceylonese broadcaster
* [Edmund Peiris](/source/Edmund_Peiris), Ceylonese headman
* [Edmund Peiris](/source/Edmund_Pieris_(Bishop_of_Chilaw)), Sri Lankan clergyman, 2nd [Bishop of Halawata](/source/Bishop_of_Chilaw)
* [G. L. Peiris](/source/G._L._Peiris) (born 1946), Sri Lankan academic and politician
* [Harold Peiris](/source/Harold_Peiris) (1905–1981), Ceylonese lawyer
* [Hiranya Peiris](/source/Hiranya_Peiris) (born 1974), British astrophysicist
* [J. B. Peiris](/source/J._B._Peiris), Sri Lankan physician
* [James Peiris](/source/James_Peiris) (1856–1930), Ceylonese politician
* [M. V. P. Peiris](/source/M._V._P._Peiris) (1898–1988), Ceylonese surgeon and politician
* [Malik Peiris](/source/Malik_Peiris) (born 1949), Hong Kong physician and academic
* [Milinda Peiris](/source/Milinda_Peiris), Sri Lankan army officer
* [Mohan Peiris](/source/Mohan_Peiris), Sri Lankan lawyer and judge
* [Ruwin Peiris](/source/Ruwin_Peiris) (born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer
* [Sachintha Peiris](/source/Sachintha_Peiris) (born 1995), Sri Lankan cricketer
* [Stanley Peiris](/source/Stanley_Peiris) (1941–2002), Sri Lankan musician
* [Walikalage Sarath Peiris Jayawardene](/source/Sarath_Jayawardene) (born 1969), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer
* [Ernest Victor Pieris](/source/E._V._Pieris) (1926–1991), Sri Lankan physician, medical educator, cricketer and rugby player
* [Mevan Pieris](/source/Mevan_Pieris) (born 1946), Sri Lankan cricketer
* [Nehara Pieris](/source/Nehara_Pieris_Rajapakse), Sri Lankan actress
* [Justin Pieris Deraniyagala](/source/Justin_Pieris_Deraniyagala) (1903–1967), Sri Lankan Sinhala painter

==See also==
* [Pieris (disambiguation)](/source/Pieris_(disambiguation))
* [Peres](/source/Peres)
* [Pires](/source/Pires)
* {{In title|Peiris}}
* {{In title|Peries}}
* {{In title|Pieris}}

{{Surname}}
{{Peter-surname}}

Category:Sinhalese surnames of Portuguese origin

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