Dalal (name)
Dalal (Arabic: دلال, Dalāl) is an Arabic name which means: fondness, passion, penchant, predilection, liking, partiality. It is used as a female given name in the Arab world.[1] The Arabic name has also been adopted as a surname in the Indian subcontinent; while mainly used among Indian Muslims and other South Asian Muslims, it is also used among non-Muslim Indians.[2]
Given name
- Dalal Achcar (born 1937), Brazilian choreographer
- Dalal Bruchmann (born 1988), Austrian musician and actress
- Dalal Midhat-Talakić (born 1981), Bosnian singer
- Dalal Mughrabi (1959–1978), Palestinian militant
Surname
- Sucheta Dalal, Indian journalist
- Yamini Dalal, Indian biochemist
- Yogen Dalal, Indian engineer and Internet pioneer
See also
- All pages with titles containing dalal
References
- "Arabic name meaning".
- Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 98. ISBN 9780199771691.
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