The story behind Laszlo
Borrowed from Hungarian László, from the Slavic given name Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Doublet of Ladislaus.
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): L AE1 Z L OW0
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Laszlo ranked #3561 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Laszlo
Lando
Two main origins: * Borrowed from Italian Lando, a patronymic surname from a personal name of Germanic origin. * Borrowed from Hungarian Landó, a pet form of the personal name…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Leandro
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέανδρος (Léandros), from λέων (léōn, “lion”) + ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Learco
From Ancient Greek Λέαρχος (Léarkhos).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Lelio
From Latin Laelius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Leoncio
Borrowed from Latin Leontius, from Ancient Greek Λεόντιος (Leóntios).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Leôncio
Related to leão (“lion”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Laszlo
Ilona
From Hungarian Ilona. A rare variant of Helen or Helena. Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona. Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona (“Helen”). By folk etymology confused with Finnish ilona…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Imre
Borrowed from Hungarian Imre. Ultimately from German Emmerich, which is also the source of Serbo-Croatian Emerik.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aabraham
From Biblical Hebrew אברהם ('aḇrāhām), of Biblical origin.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Laszlo
Arpád
Derived from Hungarian Árpád.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ilona
From Hungarian Ilona. A rare variant of Helen or Helena. Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona. Borrowed from Hungarian Ilona (“Helen”). By folk etymology confused with Finnish ilona…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Imre
Borrowed from Hungarian Imre. Ultimately from German Emmerich, which is also the source of Serbo-Croatian Emerik.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length