Lal

Lal (Persian: لعل‎, Hindi: लाल, Bengali: লাল, 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 Hindi-Urdu and Bengali.^[1] The name Lal may refer to mainly Kayastha as well as used by other communities:

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
• Mohanlal (born 1960), Indian Actor
• 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 Thanzara, Indian politician
• Lal Waterson (1943–1998), British musician
• Lal Wickrematunge (born 1950), Sri Lankan businessman
• Lal (actor), Indian filmmaker and actor

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