Given name & surname
László
László is a masculine given name from Slavic. It is used in Hungarian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
László developed from Vladislav.
The story
The name has historical associations with Hungarian royalty.
László’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, László has a diminutive in Laci. László developed from Vladislav. László is a form of Christian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
László has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
15 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named László
- László KrasznahorkaiHungarian novelist and screenwriterborn 1954
- László Sólyompolitician and former President of Hungary (1942–2023)
- László BíróHungarian inventor (1899–1985)
- László Moholy-NagyHungarian artist (1895–1946)
- Ladislaus I of HungaryKing of Hungary from 1077 to 10951040–1095
- Ladislaus III of HungaryKing of Hungary (1199–1205)
- Ladislaus the PosthumousKing of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia, Duke of Austria1440–1457
- László KubalaHungarian footballer (1927–2002)
- László KövérHungarian politicianborn 1959
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Similar names
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Manko
“a king”
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Vassili
“king”
99% boys · 1% girls
Korol
“king”
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Vasilijus
“of the king, kingly, royal”
>99% boys
Lew
“lion”
>99% boys
Վասիլի
“royal” · “of the royal family; a kingly man”
>99% boys
Melchior
“the king of the city”
>99% boys
Laquynt
“from the queen's town or settlement”
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