Lal

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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"). In addition, Lal means "garnet" or "ruby" in Persian, "ruby" in Pashto, and "red" in Hindi-Urdu and Bengali. The name Lal may refer to:

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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

Fokir Lal Miah, Bangladeshi rapper

Lal Thanhawla (born 1942), Indian politician

Lal Waterson (1943–1998), British musician

Lal Wickrematunge (born 1950), Sri Lankan businessman

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