Dalal (name)

Dalal (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. 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.

Indian Subcontinent
Dalal is an surname found among Indian (Punjab Gujarat and Mumbai): Vania Sikh Jain Parsi and Muslim name The Jats ruler of kuchesar belong to Dalal tribe

Given name

 * Dalal Abdel Aziz (1960–2021), Egyptian actress
 * Dalal Achcar (born 1937), Brazilian choreographer
 * Dalal Abu Amneh (born 1983), Palestinian musical artist
 * Dalal Al-Bizri, Lebanese researcher
 * Dalal Bruchmann (born 1988), Austrian musician and actress
 * Dalal bint Mukhled Al-Harbi, historian and member of the Saudi Shura Council
 * Dalal Mesfer Al-Harith (born 1999), Qatari sprinter
 * Dalal Khalifa, Qatari novelist and playwright
 * Dalal Khario (born circa 1997), Yazidi refugee and author
 * Dalal Midhat-Talakić (born 1981), Bosnian singer
 * Dalal Mughrabi (1959–1978), Palestinian terrorist
 * Dalal Salameh (born 1965), Palestinian activist and politician
 * Dalal bint Saud Al Saud (1957–2021), Saudi royal

Surname

 * Anila Dalal, Gujarati critic and translator
 * Dadiba Merwanji Dalal, Indian diplomat
 * Dinanath Dalal, Indian painter
 * Hiten Dalal, Indian cricketer
 * Hussain Dalal, actor and writer
 * Jai Parkash Dalal, Indian politician
 * Karamjyoti Dalal, Indian para-athlete
 * Karan Singh Dalal, Indian politician
 * Kavita Dalal, Indian wrestler under the name Kavita Devi
 * Jayanti Dalal, Indian author and politician
 * Maneck Dalal, Indian aviation manager
 * Naresh Dalal, physical chemist
 * Rahul Dalal, Indian cricketer
 * Roshen Dalal, Indian writer
 * Sucheta Dalal, Indian journalist
 * Suresh Dalal, Gujarati writer
 * Tarla Dalal, Indian food writer
 * Yair Dalal, Israeli musician
 * Yamini Dalal, Indian biochemist
 * Yogen K Dalal, Indian engineer and Internet pioneer
 * Navneet Dalal, Computer Vision Machine Learning Robotics