Namo gununag iko dalam bahaso Sinhala adolah Samanalakanda, marujuak ka dewa Saman, nan manuruik carito panah tingga di gunuang iko jaman dahulu, atau marujuak ka kupu-kupu (samanalayā) nan acok datang ka gunuang iko wakatu musim migrasinyo ka wilayah iko.
The Sinhala name of the mountain is Samanalakanda, which is said to refer either to the deity Saman, who is said to live upon the mountain, or to the butterflies (samanalaya) that frequent the mountain during their annual migrations to the region.