Laszlo

LAZ-lo; LAS-lo

Hungarian

"glorious ruler"

Laszlo Origin and Meaning

The name Laszlo is a boy's name of Hungarian origin meaning "glorious ruler".

The Hungarian classic Laszlo, with its zippy 'z' middle and energetic 'o' ending, has become something of a hipster option, beginning to be considered by cutting-edge parents.

A name with a royal heritage in its native country in the Ladislaus form, it is still among the top Hungarian names for boys. In Hungary, Laszlo is pronounced with a soft S sound.

Laszlo is probably most familiar to Americans via the noble Paul Henreid character in Casablanca, who was Czech. There have been other fictional Laszlos in Real Genius and the Doctor Who series, and Laszlo is the name of the Ralph Fiennes character in The English Patient.

Real life namesakes include painter Moholy-Nagy and acclaimed cinematographer Kovacs. Two well-known actors who were born with the name Laszlo are Peter Lorre and Leslie Howard.

The spelling of the name is sometimes streamlined to Lazlo.

Laszlo Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 460 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Laszlo

• 460 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Laszlo

• László Howard Steiner birth name of Leslie Howard, English actor
• László Löwenstein birth name of Peter Lorre, Austro,Hungarian,American actor
• László Sólyom 3rd President of Hungary
• László Kovács Hungarian cinematographer
• László Ede Almásy Hungarian aristocrat,and explorer who inspired The English Patient
• László Szőgyény Marich, Hungarian politician
• László Lajtha Hungarian composer
• László Papp Hungarian boxer
• Saint Laszlo Wentz (b.2014) son of musician Pete Wentz
• László Nemes Hungarian director

The name Laszlo in Pop Culture

• Laszlo half,pig man in the Doctor Who episode "Daleks in Manhattan".
• Dr. Laszlo Kreisler character in "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr
• Laszlo (The Butcher) villain in the video game Heroes of Might and Magic V: Hammers of Fate
• Laszlo Carreidas character in the Tintin album Flight 714
• Laszlo W. Kovic a CIA agent in the Battlefield 4 video game
• Victor Laszlo character in film "Casablanca"
• Lazlo Bane American band that recorded the theme tune for 'Scrubs'
• Laszlo the main character from the cartoon "Camp Laszlo"
• Laszló character in Steven Brust's series "Dragaera" and "The Khaavren Romances"
• László III character in "Brokedown Palace" by Steven Brust
• Laszlo Cravensworth a central vampiric character in What We Do in the Shadows (TV series)
• Mr. Joe Laszlo character in graphic novel "The Okay Witch"