Lalu

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Beloved little one, pet form in Kerala”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Riaan — Little king, kingly, noble
• Ashvi — Little mare, one of the divine twins
• Ryaan — Little king
• Deepika — Meanings families give: Light, lamp; A small lamp, little light; Small lamp, light, lantern; Lamp, light, illumination; Little lamp, illuminating
• Hansika — Meanings families give: A little swan, graceful and white; Small swan; beautiful woman
• Devika — Meanings families give: Little goddess; Little goddess, divine; Minor goddess, divine little one

More boys' names of Dravidian origin

• Biju — Victorious, modern Kerala name
• Babu — Beloved child, dear little one
• Lal — Beloved, red, darling
• Unni — Baby, young child, dear little one
• Murukan — Murugan, young warrior god, South Kerala form
• Jiju — Modern Kerala pet name, beloved brother-in-law figure

Where this comes from

Lalu has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.