László

László is a popular Hungarian given name pronounced [laːsloː] . Its main namedays are 27 June and 8 August. The most common short (diminutive, familiar) form of the name is "Laci". The name might appear as surname as well.

The name originates from Slavic Vladislav which was borrowed into Old Hungarian as [ladislaβ] (dropping the first consonant as consonant clusters were disallowed in Old Hungarian), developing via > [laːtslɒw] (dropping the second open syllables's vowel and lengthening the first vowel as a compensation) to modern > [laːsloː] (by deafricatisationand a diphthong > long vowel shift). It is commonly latinised as "Ladislaus" (as an intermediate form between the Slavic original and the Hungarian form (having dropped the V)).

László, Laszlo, or Lazlo may refer to:

In fiction:

* Operation Lazlo, the name of the undercover operation in the film The Lives Of Others
* Lazlo, a fictional character in the Cartoon Network series "Camp Lazlo"
* Lazlo (Suikoden), the main protagonist of the game "Genso Suikoden IV"
* Lazlo Hollyfeld, fictional character in "Real Genius"
* Lazlo Zand, fictional character appearing in the Robotech universe
* Victor Laszlo, a fictional character from the movie "Casablanca"
* Laszlo (Doctor Who), a human-pig hybrid in the "Doctor Who" stories "Daleks in Manhattan" and "Evolution of the Daleks"

In sports:
* László Bölöni, former prominent Hungarian-Romanian footballer
* László Csongrádi, Hungarian fencer
* László Fidel, Hungarian flatwater canoer who won an Olympic silver medal in K-4 1000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
* László Foltán, Hungarian canoer
* László Markovits, former tennis player from Hungary
* László Nagy (figure skater), Hungarian pair skater
* László Szabó (fencing), Hungarian fencing master

In science:

* Erno Laszlo, a Hungarian-born American dermatologist and cosmetic businessman
* Ervin László, Hungarian philosopher of science, systems theorist, and integral theorist
* László Bíró, the inventor of the ballpoint pen
* László Heller, Hungarian professor accredited with inventing the Heller - Forgó cooling system for power stations
* Laszlo Toth (vandal), Hungarian-born Australian geologist who vandalised Michelangelo's Pietà statue on May 21, 1972
* László Lénárd, Hungarian professor and scientist

In mathematics:

* László Fejes Tóth, Hungarian mathematician who specialised in geometry
* Yves Laszlo, French mathematician working in the École Polytechnique

In music:

* Lazlo Bane, alternative rock band
* Viktor Lazlo, Belgian singer
* Laszlo Gardony Jazz Pianist

In other fields:

* Laszlo Almasy, László Ede Almásy de Zsadány et Törökszentmiklós, 1895–1951, was an aristocrat, desert researcher, aviator and soldier who served as the basis for the protagonist in Michael Ondaatje's 1992 novel "The English Patient" and the movie based on it.
* "Camp Lazlo", American animated television series created by Joe Murray, and the titular character, Lazlo
* László Nagy (Scouting), the Chief Executive of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1968-1985
* László Szabó (chess player), prominent Hungarian International Grandmaster of chess
* Paul László, (1900–1993), architect
* OpenLaszlo, a platform for designing Web applications
* Laszlo Berkowits, a Reform Rabbi
* Tony László, a journalist
* Philip de László, a painter
* László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter and photographer.
* László Kákosy, Egyptologist professor.
* Lászlo Passuth, Hungarian author.
* [{Laszlo Laky}] , Highway Safety Education Professional 1st generation Hungarian from Dallas, Texas. Developed driver safety course for school bus drivers sharing the road with trucks, ie. blind-spot management. Applied same technology to emergency vehicle drivers.

ee also

* Ladislao
* Ladislaus
* Lazlow
* OpenLaszlo (Software to develop RIAs)