Lal ( fa, لعل, hi, लाल, bn, লাল, ur, لال, ps, Lāl) is an Indo-Iranian surname and given name, which means "darling", "precious", or "beloved", from the
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...
''lala'' ("cajoling").''Dictionary of American Family Names'' Family History" Oxford University Press, 2013. Retrieved on 19 January 2016. In addition, Lal means "
garnet
Garnets () are a group of silicate minerals that have been used since the Bronze Age as gemstones and abrasives.
All species of garnets possess similar physical properties and crystal forms, but differ in chemical composition. The different s ...
" or "
ruby
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" in
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
, "ruby" in
Pashto
Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani ().
Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
. The name Lal may refer to mainly
Kayastha
Kayastha (also referred to as Kayasth) denotes a cluster of disparate Indian communities broadly categorised by the regions of the Indian subcontinent in which they were traditionally locatedthe Chitraguptavanshi Kayasthas of North India, the C ...
as well as used by other communities:
Surname
Lal is a surname related to honorific title Lal, and is found among various social groups and
caste
Caste is a form of social stratification characterised by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a style of life which often includes an occupation, ritual status in a hierarchy, and customary social interaction and exclusion based on cultura ...
Akash Lal
Akash Lal (born 6 October 1940) is a former Indian first-class cricketer who mainly played for Delhi and Punjab, and a former Indian team selector.
Life and career
Akash Lal was born on 6 October 1940 in Kapurthala, Punjab. His father Muni La ...
(born 1940), Indian cricketer
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Amrit Lal (1940s Southern Punjab cricketer)
This is a list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Southern Punjab cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bol ...
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Amrit Lal (1960s Southern Punjab cricketer)
This is a list of cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for Southern Punjab cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bol ...
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Ananda Lal
Ananda Lal (born 1955) is an Indian academic and theatre critic. He is the son of Purushottama Lal, founder of Writers Workshop, one of India's oldest creative writing publishers, established in 1958. He is a former Professor of English and Coord ...
(born 1955), Indian theatre critic
* Arun Lal (born 1955), Indian cricketer
* B. B. Lal (1921–2022), Indian archaeologist
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Bansi Lal
Bansi Lal Legha (26 August 1927 – 28 March 2006) was an Indian independence activist, senior Congress leader, former Chief Minister of Haryana, former Defence Minister of India, and the architect of modern Haryana. Bansi Lal was part of the f ...
(1927–2006), Indian politician and two-time chief minister of Haryana
* Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713), Persian poet
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Bhajan Lal
Bhajanlal Bishnoi (6 October 1930 – 3 June 2011) was a politician and three-time chief minister of the Indian state of Haryana. He became the Chief Minister for the first time in 1979, was re-elected in 1982, and became the chief minister for ...
(1930–2011), Indian politician
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Bihari Lal
Bihari Lal Chaube or Bihārī (1595–1663) National Museum, New Delhi, 1966. was a
Brij Lal
Brij Lal is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is of Indian descent.
Lal was educated at Labasa College. He later went on to achieve a Teaching certificate from the National Teachers College. He did his Bachelor of Art ...
Chatur Lal
Chatur Lal (16 April 1925 – 14 October 1965) was an Indian tabla player.
Career
Chatur Lal was born on 16 April 1925 in Udaipur, Rajasthan. He toured with Ravi Shankar, Nikhil Banerjee, Baba Allauddin Khan, Sharan Rani and Ali Akbar Khan in ...
(1925–1965), Indian tabla player
* Chaudhary Devi Lal (1909–2001), Indian politician who twice served as Chief Minister of Haryana
* Chuni Lal (1968 - 2007) Indian Army soldier
* Deepak Lal (born 1940), British economist
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Durga Lal
Pandit Durga Lal (1948 - 21 January 1990) was a renowned Kathak dancer of the Jaipur Gharana. He was born in Mahendragarh, Rajasthan. He is known for playing the main role in the 1989 dance drama ''Ghanashyam'', the music of which was composed by ...
(1948 - 1990), Indian Kathak dancer
* Gobind Behari Lal (1889–1982), Indian journalist
* Jean Paul Lal (born 1988), Malayalam film director
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Kishan Lal
Kishan Lal (2 February 1917 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian field hockey player. He captained the Indian hockey team in 1948, which won its first gold at the Olympics as an independent country, defeating Great Britain in the final, 4–0.
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(1917 – 1980), Indian field hockey player.
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K. S. Lal
Kishori Saran Lal (1920–2002), better known as K. S. Lal, was an Indian historian. He is the author of several works, mainly on the medieval history of India.
Career
He obtained his master's degree in 1941 at the University of Allahabad. In ...
(1920–2002), Indian historian
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Lallu Lal
Lallu Lal (1763–1835) was an academic, author and translator from British India. He was an instructor in the Hindustani language at Fort William College in Hastings, Calcutta. He is notable for ''Prem Sagar'', the first work in modern literary ...
(1763–1835), Indian writer
* Madan Lal (born 1951), Indian cricket player and coach
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Mohanlal
Mohanlal Viswanathan (born 21 May 1960), known mononymously as Mohanlal, is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, film distributor, and director who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema besides also having sporadically appeare ...
(born 1960), Indian Actor
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Nidhin Lal
Nidhin Lal (born 7 June 1991 in Kerala) is a former Indian association football, footballer who most recently played for Minerva Punjab F.C., Minerva Punjab in the I-League.
Career
Mumbai
Nidhin has played for Tamil Nadu and stood 3rd in the ...
(born 1991), Indian footballer
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Padma Narsey Lal
Padma Narsey Lal (born 1951) is a Fijian ecological economist. She specialises in Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, ecosystem based disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation.
Life
Lal studied at the University of the South Pac ...
(born 1951), Fijian ecological economist
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Pancham Lal
Pancham Lal (born 1951) is a retired Indian Administrative Service cadre. Lal held the post of Principal Secretary (India), Principal Secretary (Parliamentary Affairs), in rank of Chief Secretary (India), Chief Secretary, in Bihar.ZeeNews'Nitish's ...
(born 1951), Indian Administrative Service officer
* Pratap Chandra Lal (1916–1982), Indian air marshal
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Prerna Lal
Prerna Lal (born 14 December 1984) is a United States citizen, born and raised in Fiji Islands with roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. Lal is a founder of DreamActivist, an online advocacy network led by undocumented youth. Through the use of s ...
(born 1984), Fijian writer
* Priyaa Lal (born 1993), British Indian actress.
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Purshotam Lal
Purshotam Lal (born 1954) is an Indian cardiologist and chairman and director of Interventional Cardiology of the Metro Group of Hospitals. He has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan (2009), Padma Bhushan (2003), Dr. B. C. Roy Award (2004), and ...
(born 1954), Indian cardiologist
* Purushottama Lal (1929–2010), Indian writer
* Ram Lal (born 1957), Indian politician
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Sanjay Lal
Sanjay Lal (born July 23, 1969) is an American football coach who is the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Jackso ...
(born 1969), American football coach
* Sunder Lal, Indian freedom fighter
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Vikram Lal
Vikram Lal (born 1942) is an Indian billionaire businessman, the founder and former CEO of Eicher Motors, an Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer based in New Delhi, India. He has been a member of the board of directors of The Doon School.
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(born 1942), Indian businessman
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Vinay Lal
Vinay Lal is a historian of India. He is Professor of History and Asian American Studies at UCLA. He writes widely on the history and culture of colonial and modern India, popular and public culture in India, cinema, historiography, the politic ...
(born 1961), Indian historian
Given name
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Lal Behari Dey
Reverend Lal Behari Day (also Dey, 18 December 1824 – 28 October 1892) was an Indian writer and journalist, who converted to Christianity, and became a Christian missionary himself.
Biography
Lal Behari Dey was born on 18 December 1824 to a ...
(1824–1892), Indian journalist
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Lal Jayawardena
Lal R. Jayawardena ( Sinhala:ලාල් ජයවර්ධන) (1935–2004) was a noted Sri Lankan economist and diplomat. He was the first director of the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) (1985–1993) and Sri Lankan ...
(1935–2004), Sri Lankan economist
* Lal Jose (born 1966), Indian filmmaker
* Lal Khan (born 1956), Pakistani political activist
* Lal Krishna Advani (born 1927), Indian politician
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Lal Mia
Chowdhury Abd-Allah Zaheeruddin (1903 – 1967), or Lal Mia, as he is commonly referred to, was a prominent Pakistani Bengali politician in the Indian National Congress or the Congress Party and later the Muslim League.
Career
Chowdhry studi ...
(died 1960), Bengali politician
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Lal Thanhawla
Lal Thanhawla (born 19 May 1938 or 1942) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Mizoram, belonging to the Indian National Congress party. He holds the record for longest-serving Chief Minister of Mizoram, occupying the position fo ...
(born 1942), Indian politician
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Lal Thanzara
Lal Thanzara is an Indian politician who was the Mizoram MLA for Aizawl North 3 (Vidhan Sabha constituency). He is presently the President of Mizoram Football Association. His name came in office for profit scam. He resigned from Cabinet for all ...
, Indian politician
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Lal Wickrematunge
Lal Wickrematunge is a Sri Lankan business man, media mogul and chairman of Leader Publications which he co-founded with brother Lasantha Wickrematunge.
Wickrematunge is the son of Harris Wickrematunge former deputy mayor of Colombo.
Life and c ...
(born 1950), Sri Lankan businessman
See also
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Lal (disambiguation)
Lal is a surname and a given name.
Lal or LAL may also refer to:
Places
* Lal wa Sarjangal, also simply Lal, a town in Ghor Province, Afghanistan
* Lal, Iran (disambiguation), the name of two places
People
* Lal (actor), stage name of India ...