Lal
For other uses, see Lal (disambiguation).
Lal (Persian: لعل, Hindi: लाल, Urdu: لال, Pashto: Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means "darling", " precious," or "beloved," from the Sanskrit lala ("cajoling").[1] In addition, Lal means "garnet" or "ruby" in Persian, "ruby" in Pashto, and "red" in Hindustani.[1] The name Lal may refer to:
Surname
- Akash Lal (born 1940), Indian cricketer
- Ananda Lal (born 1955), Indian theatre critic
- Arun Lal (born 1955), Indian cricketer
- B. B. Lal (born 1921), Indian archaeologist
- Bansi Lal (1927–2006), Indian politician
- Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713), Persian poet
- Bhajan Lal (1930–2011), Indian politician
- Bihari Lal (1595–1663), Indian poet
- Brij Lal (historian) (born 1952), Fijian historian
- Chatur Lal (1925–1965), Indian musician
- Chaudhary Devi Lal (1909–2001), Indian politician
- Deepak Lal (born 1940), British economist
- Gobind Behari Lal (1889–1982), Indian journalist
- Jean Paul Lal (born 1988), Malayalam film director
- K. S. Lal (1920–2002), Indian historian
- Lallu Lal (1763–1835), Indian writer
- Madan Lal (born 1951), Indian cricket player and coach
- Nidhin Lal (born 1991), Indian footballer
- Pratap Chandra Lal (1916–1982), Indian air marshal
- Purshotam Lal (born 1954), Indian cardiologist
- Purushottama Lal (1929–2010), Indian writer
- Ram Lal (born 1957), Indian politician
- Sanjay Lal (born 1969), American football coach
- Vikram Lal (born 1942), Indian businessman
- Vinay Lal (born 1961), Indian historian
Given name
- Lal Behari Dey (1824–1892), Indian journalist
- Lal Jayawardena (1935–2004), Sri Lankan economist
- Lal Jose (born 1966), Indian filmmaker
- Lal Khan (born 1956), Pakistani political activist
- Lal Thanhawla (born 1942), Indian politician
- Lal Waterson (1943–1998), British musician
- Lal Wickrematunge (born 1950), Sri Lankan businessman
References
- 1 2 Dictionary of American Family Names. "Lal Family History", Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 19 January 2016.
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