Liyanage
Liyanage is a Sri Lankan name written as ලියනගේ in Sinhalese. It means ‘house of writing’, from Sinhalese liyana ‘writing’ + ge ‘house’. It can be interpreted as "belonging to the house of writing" or " belonging to the house of the family of writing. It shows that the Liyanage family name may have been associated with education, administration, or other roles that required written communication. Liyanage may refer to:
- A. S. P. Liyanage, Sri Lankan businessman, television and film producer, and diplomat
- Athma Liyanage, Sri Lankan singer and songwriter
- Dayantha Liyanage, MBE, FMS, MCMI, Sri Lankan born British politician and management consultant
- Douglas Liyanage, CCS, former Sri Lankan civil servant
- Dulip Liyanage, former Sri Lankan cricketer
- E. P. B. Liyanage, CEng, psc, MRAeS, FIE, retired officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force
- Grashan Liyanage, Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer
- Hemasiri Liyanage, Sri Lankan television, cinema and theatre actor
- Himasha Liyanage, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Imal Liyanage, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Imal Liyanage, Sri Lankan-born cricketer for Qatar
- Indrachapa Liyanage, Sri Lankan singer
- Janith Liyanage, Sri Lankan cricketer
- Nadeeka Lakmali Babaranda Liyanage, Sri Lankan javelin thrower
- Saumya Liyanage, Sri Lankan actor
- Parry Liyanage, Sri Lankan military officer, athlete and coach
- Srimath Indrajith Liyanage, television, music and literary personality in Sri Lanka
- Sumith Liyanage, Ceylonese sportsman
- Upul Liyanage, one of the veteran media officials in Sri Lanka
- Vikum Liyanage, retired Sri Lankan General and commander.