as a Last Name
- 2,220
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Lal
Meaning & Origins
Indian (northern states): Hindu name found in several communities, meaning ‘darling’, from Sanskrit lāla ‘cajoling’ (related to Sanskrit lālana ‘caressing’). In several modern Indian languages lāl is a term of endearment for a child; it is also an epithet of the god Krishna. There is also a homonymous word lāl in Hindi, from Persian meaning ‘ruby’, ‘red’, which may have increased the popularity of this name.It occurs more commonly as the final element of a compound personal name, as in Brajlal (Braj being the name of the place where the god Krishna is supposed to have lived as a child) and Motilal (Hindi motī ‘pearl’).
| 12,048th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,220
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Lal per capita
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