Globally, Galappaththi (Galappaththi 
) is a rare feminine given name. The first name Galappaththi is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly Sri Lanka, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Much more prevalently, Galappaththi is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Galappaththi | Australia, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka |
| gunasena galappaththi playwright, LK (b. 1927) |
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| nandathilaka galappaththi Sri Lankan politician and JVP Education secretary (1949−1989) (b. 1949) |
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