"Perera" meaning in English

See Perera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Pereras [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish (cognate with Portuguese Pereira and Galician Pereira), or from Sinhalese පෙරේරා (perērā). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-}} Spanish, {{cog|pt|Pereira}} Portuguese Pereira, {{cog|gl|Pereira}} Galician Pereira, {{der|en|si|පෙරේරා}} Sinhalese පෙරේරා (perērā) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Pereras}} Perera (plural Pereras)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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