Lala (

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 ...

: لالا ) is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

derived from Persian word for calling someone as elder brother for respecting. It may refer to: *

Iaia Iaia of Cyzicus (), sometimes (incorrectly) called Lala or Lalla, or rendered as Laia or Maia, was a Greek painter born in Cyzicus, Roman Empire, and relatively exceptional for being a woman artist and painting women's portraits. She was alive d ...

, (sometimes incorrectly transcribed as "Lala") a 1st century BC Ancient Roman painter and sculptor * Lance Naik Lala (1876–1927), Indian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

Lala Deen Dayal Raja Lala Deen Dayal (; c. 1844 – 1905; also written as 'Din Dyal' and 'Diyal' in his early years), famously known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an British India, Indian photographer. His career began in the mid-1870s as a commissioned photographer ...

(1844–1905), Indian photographer * Lala Fazal-ur-Rehman, Pakistani politician, appointed administrator of Karachi District in 2010 * Lala Hansraj Gupta (died 1985), Indian educationist and mayor of Delhi *

Mahatma Hansraj Mahatama Hansraj was an Indian educationist and a follower of Arya Samaj movement founder, Swami Dayanand. He founded, with Gurudatta Vidhyarthi, the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Schools System (D.A.V.) in Lahore on 1 June 1886, where the first D.A.V. sc ...

(1864–1938), Indian educationist * Lala

Har Dayal Lala Rudra Dayal Mathur ( Punjabi: ਲਾਲਾ ਹਰਦਿਆਲ; 14 October 1884 – 4 March 1939) was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and freedom fighter. He was a polymath who turned down a career in the Indian Civil Service. His si ...

(1884–1939), Indian revolutionary and founder of the Ghadar Party * Lala Elizabeth Tudor Hassenberg (born 1978), pen name

Elizabeth Tudor Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history ...

, Azerbaijani-Russian science fiction writer * Lala Hsu (born 1984), Taiwanese singer-songwriter * Lala Karmela (born 1985), Indonesian singer-songwriter *

Lala Ram Ken Lala Ram Ken (; 24 November 1931 − 5 October 2007) was a political leader who was elected Member of Parliament twice from Bayana Constituency for 7th and 8th Lok Sabha (Parliament). Personal life Lala Ram Ken was born in Bharatpur, Rajastha ...

(1931–2007), Indian politician *

Lala Kramarenko Lala Dmitrievna Kramarenko (, born December 6, 2004) is a Russian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 2019 junior world champion in ball and clubs and the 2018 European junior champion in ball and ribbon. At the 2021 European Championships, s ...

(born 2004), Russian rhythmic gymnast * Lala Mara (1931–2004), Fijian chief, wife of Kamisese Mara, founding father of modern Fiji *

Lala Meredith-Vula Lala Meredith-Vula (born 1966) is an English and Albanian artist and photographer. In 1988 she was included in the Damien Hirst-led Freeze (art exhibition), Freeze exhibition. Lala is a professor at De Montfort University, Leicester. Life and wor ...

(born 1966), Kosovan artist and photographer *

Lala Mnatsakanyan Lala Babkeni Mnatsakanyan (; 8 October 1957 – 22 June 2024) was an Armenian actress who was named an Honoured Artist of Armenia in 2006. Biography Born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Lala Mnatsakanyan was the third and youngest daughter in the fa ...

(born 1957), Armenian actress *

Lala Lajpat Rai Lala Lajpat Rai (28 January 1865 — 17 November 1928) was an Indian revolutionary, politician, and author, popularly known as ''Punjab Kesari (Lion of Punjab).'' He was one of the three members of the Lal Bal Pal trio. He died of severe tra ...

(1865–1928), Indian author and politician *

Lala Achint Ram Lala Achint Ram (19 August 1898 – 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian and a member of the Indian National Congress party. He was one of the first three members of Servants of the People Society, established by Lala Lajpat Rai i ...

(1898–1961), Indian freedom fighter and politician * Lala Shri Ram (1884–1963), Indian businessman *

Lala Abdul Rashid Lala Abdul Rashid or Abdul Rashid (1 June 1922 – 8 March 1988) was a member of Pakistan's gold medal winning 1960 Olympic field hockey team. He played as a goalkeeper throughout the tournament. Early life and education Born in Rawalpin ...

(1922–1989), Pakistani field hockey goalkeeper *

Lala Shevket Lala Shevket (, sometimes transliterated as ''Lala Şövkat'' or ''Lala Shovkat''; Лала Шевкет in Russian transliteration); born 7 November 1951, Baku) is an Azerbaijani politician, the Leader of the National Unity Movement and former l ...

(born 1951), Azerbaijani politician, former Secretary of State of Azerbaijan *

Lala Sloatman Lala Sloatman is an American actress. Her uncle was the musician Frank Zappa. She is sometimes known as Lala Zappa. Career In the 1980s, Sloatman appeared in the films '' Watchers'' (1988) and '' Dream a Little Dream'' (1989), alongside her the ...

(born 1970), American actress and model *

Lala Sukuna '' Ratu'' Sir Josefa Lalabalavu Vanayaliyali Sukuna (22 April 1888 – 30 May 1958) was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman. He is regarded as the forerunner of the post-independence leadership of Fiji. Lineage Sukuna was bo ...

(1888–1958), Fijian chief, scholar, soldier and statesman *

Lala Yusifova Lala Yusifova (, born 16 October 1996) is an Azerbaijani rhythmic gymnast currently competing for Great Britain. Career Junior Yusifova began competing in as a junior in international competition in 2009. She won the silver medal in ball at t ...

(born 1996), Azerbaijani retired rhythmic gymnast

Fictional characters

* Lala Hagoromo

Fictional characters

See also