Submitted Place Name Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
5/2/2015, 9:05 PM	Frollein Gladys	move from given name to place name
9/16/2011, 1:30 PM	Nyx
9/16/2011, 1:28 PM	Nyx

Name Ceylon

Type Country

Usage English

Pronounced Pron. SAY-lahn

Edit Status Status not set

Meaning & History

Previous name of the country Sri Lanka. The name Ceylon most likely traces its roots back to the Sanskrit Sinha, meaning "lion". As lions are not native to Sri Lanka, another possible interpretation of the name is "lion-like man" or "hero".

Added 9/16/2011 by Nyx