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''
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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 ...

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ruby A ruby is a pinkish red to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum ( aluminium oxide). Ruby is one of the most popular traditional jewelry gems and is very durable. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sa ...

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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 ...

, and "red" in Hindustani and

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 ...

s. The surname is also common in the

Indian diaspora Overseas Indians (IAST: ), officially Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCIs) are Indians who live outside of the Republic of India. According to the Government of India, ''Non-Resident Indians'' are citizens of Indi ...

Notable people

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 Punjab (; ...

(born 1940), Indian cricketer *

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 ...

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 ...

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 Arun Lal (; born 1 August 1955) is a retired Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator. He played for India, as a right-handed batsman, between 1982 and 1989 was a gritty player though it didn't reflect in his batting average of 26.03. His ...

(born 1955), Indian cricketer *

B. B. Lal Braj Basi Lal (2 May 1921 – 10 September 2022) was an Indian writer and archaeologist. He was the Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1968 to 1972 and has served as Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced ...

(1921–2022), Indian archaeologist *

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 Bhai Nand Lal ( fa, ; pa, ਭਾਈ ਨੰਦ ਲਾਲ; 1633–1713), also known by his pen name Goya ( fa, ; pa, ਗੋਯਾ), was a 17th-century Sikh poet in the Punjab region. He was born in Ghazni Afghanistan . His father Diwan Chajju ...

(1633–1713), Persian poet * Bhajan Lal (1930–2011), Indian politician *

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 Indians in Fiji, Indian descent. Lal was educated at Labasa College. He later went on to achieve a Teaching certificate from the Lautoka Teachers College, National T ...

, Indo-Fijian politician *

Brij Lal (historian) Brij Vilash Lal , OF (21 August 1952 – 25 December 2021) was an Indo-Fijian historian who wrote about the Pacific region and the Indian indenture system. A harsh critic of the Bainimarama government, which originated in the military coup o ...

(born 1952), Fijian historian *

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 Chaudhary Devi Lal (born Devi Dayal; 25 September 1915 – 6 April 2001) was an Indian statesman who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1989 to 1991 in the governments of V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar. Also popularly known as ...

(1909–2001), Indian politician who twice served as Chief Minister of Haryana *

Chuni Lal Naib Subedar Chuni Lal AC, VrC, SM was an Indian Army soldier of 8th battalion. The Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (8 JAK LI). He was born in Bhaderwah, and basically from Gandhari Paddar and lived in Bhara village with parents Shanker Das ...

(1968 - 2007) Indian Army soldier *

Deepak Lal Deepak Kumar Lal (1940 – 30 April 2020) was an Indian-born British author, professor and consultant focused on the subject of liberal economics. Best known for his 1983 book, "The Poverty of Development Economics", Lal was also known for buc ...

(born 1940), British economist *

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 Gobind Behari Lal was an Indian-American journalist and independence activist. A relative and close associate of Lala Har Dayal, he joined the Ghadar Party and participated in the Indian independence movement. He arrived the United States on a sc ...

(1889–1982), Indian journalist *

Jean Paul Lal Jean Paul Lal, better known by his stage name Lal Jr., is an Indian film director and actor who mainly works in the Malayalam film industry. He is the son of actor-director Lal. His directorial debut movie was ''Honey Bee'' starring Asif Ali w ...

(born 1988), Malayalam film director *

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. ...

(1917 – 1980), Indian field hockey player. *

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 *

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 Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma (; born 20 March 1951) is a former Indian cricketer (1974–1987) and Indian national cricket coach. He was a member of the 1983 Cricket World Cup winning India squad. Playing career Madan Lal enjoyed outstanding all ...

(born 1951), Indian cricket player and coach *

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 *

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 *

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 *

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 Air Chief Marshal Pratap Chandra Lal, DFC (6 December 1916 – 13 August 1982) was the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He served in the IAF from 1939 until his retirement in 1973. He ...

(1916–1982), Indian air marshal *

Prerna Lal Prerna Lal (born 14 December 1984) is a United States citizen, born and raised in Fiji, 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 us ...

(born 1984), Fijian writer *

Priyaa Lal Priyanka Lalaji, better known as Priyaa Lal is a British actress who primarily appears in Malayalam films. She made her cinematic debut in the Malayalam film '' Janakan'' in 2010, directed by N. R. Sanjeev with Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi. Early ...

(born 1993), British Indian actress. *

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 Purushottama Lal (28 August 1929 – 3 November 2010), commonly known as P. Lal, was an Indian poet, essayist, translator, professor and publisher. He was the founder of publishing firm Writers Workshop in Calcutta, established in 1958. Life a ...

(1929–2010), Indian writer *

Ram Lal Ramlal is Pracharak (full-time worker) of Rashtriya Swyamsewak Sangh. He was BJP’s General Secretary (Organisation) for 13 years and was the longest-serving General Secretary of the party. He was known for his organisational skills and c ...

(born 1957), Indian politician *

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 Sunder Lal ( – 3 January 1987) was an Indian independence activist and politician. A member of the Indian National Congress, he served as a Member of Lok Sabha six times. For the first 5 Lok Sabha elections, Lal represented the Saharanpur co ...

, Indian freedom fighter *

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. ...

(born 1942), Indian businessman * Vinay Lal (born 1961), Indian historian

Given name

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 *

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 Lal Jose is an Indian director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Direc ...

(born 1966), Indian filmmaker *

Lal Khan Lal Khan ( ur, لال خان; June 1956 – 21 February 2020) was a political activist and Marxist political theorist. Born Tanveer Gondal, he was a physician by profession but ceased practicing medicine in order to devote his time to politic ...

(born 1956), Pakistani political activist *

Lal Krishna Advani Lal Krishna Advani (born 8 November 1927) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. Advani is one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a longtime memb ...

(born 1927), Indian politician * Lal Mia (died 1960), Bengali politician *

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 *

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 * Lal Wickrematunge (born 1950), Sri Lankan businessman

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