Lasith

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Sinhalese (Sri Lanka)

Meaning

a distinctively Sinhalese masculine name, coined within Sinhalese naming tradition and not derived from Sanskrit, Pali, or Persian roots; Lasith is characteristic of a strain of Sinhalese naming that creates new names through aesthetic sound combinations that are pleasingly melodic in Sinhala phonology without reference to established lexical or literary sources; the name is globally recognised as the name of Lasith Malinga (born 1983), the Sri Lankan fast bowler whose unique sling-arm round-arm bowling action generated devastating swing and pace that made him one of the most feared bowlers in limited-overs cricket and one of the greatest death bowlers in cricket history; Malinga's iconic dreadlocked appearance and uniquely athletic bowling style made him one of cricket's most recognisable figures and brought the name Lasith to global audiences

Gender

male