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:
Akash Lal (born 1940), Indian cricketerAnanda Lal (born 1955), Indian theatre criticArun Lal (born 1955), Indian cricketerB. B. Lal (born 1921), Indian archaeologistBansi Lal (1927–2006), Indian politicianBhai Nand Lal (1633–1713), Persian poetBhajan Lal (1930–2011), Indian politicianBihari Lal (1595–1663), Indian poetBrij Lal (historian) (born 1952), Fijian historianChatur Lal (1925–1965), Indian musicianChaudhary Devi Lal (1909–2001), Indian politicianDeepak Lal (born 1940), British economistGobind Behari Lal (1889–1982), Indian journalistJean Paul Lal (born 1988), Malayalam film directorK. S. Lal (1920–2002), Indian historianLallu Lal (1763–1835), Indian writerMadan Lal (born 1951), Indian cricket player and coachNidhin Lal (born 1991), Indian footballerPratap Chandra Lal (1916–1982), Indian air marshalPurshotam Lal (born 1954), Indian cardiologistPurushottama Lal (1929–2010), Indian writerRam Lal (born 1957), Indian politicianSanjay Lal (born 1969), American football coachVikram Lal (born 1942), Indian businessmanVinay Lal (born 1961), Indian historianLal Behari Dey (1824–1892), Indian journalistLal Jayawardena (1935–2004), Sri Lankan economistLal Jose (born 1966), Indian filmmakerLal Khan (born 1956), Pakistani political activistFokir Lal Miah, Bangladeshi rapperLal Thanhawla (born 1942), Indian politicianLal Waterson (1943–1998), British musicianLal Wickrematunge (born 1950), Sri Lankan businessmanLal Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SA