Lajos
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Lajos |
| gender | masculine |
| feminine | Ludovika, Lujza |
| meaning | Famous warrior |
| language | Hungarian |
| languageorigin | Germanic |
| nickname | Lali, Lajcsi |
| cognate | Ludwig |
| anglicisation | Louis |
| name day | August 25 |
| :: |
| name = Lajos | pronunciation = | gender = masculine | feminine = Ludovika, Lujza | meaning = Famous warrior | language = Hungarian | languageorigin = Germanic | nickname = Lali, Lajcsi | variant forms = | related names = | cognate = Ludwig | anglicisation = Louis | name day = August 25 | popularity =
Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include:
Hungarian monarchs:
In Hungarian politics:
- Lajos Aulich, second Minister of War of Hungary
- Lajos Batthyány, first Prime Minister of Hungary
- Count Lajos Batthyány de Németújvár, county head of Győr and Governor of Fiume
- Lajos Dinnyés, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1947 to 1948
- Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, politician and Regent of Hungary
In football:
- Lajos Baróti, coach of the Hungary national football team
- Lajos Czeizler, Hungarian football coach
- Lajos Détári, Hungarian football player
- Lajos Sătmăreanu, Romanian football player
- Lajos Tichy, Hungarian footballer
In art:
- Lajos Csordák, Hungarian/Slovak painter
- Lajos Lázár, Hungarian film director
- Lajos Markos, Hungarian American painter
- Lajos Koltai, Hungarian cinematographer and film director
In Hungarian literature:
- Lajos Bíró, Hungarian novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
- Lajos Egri, author of The Art of Dramatic Writing
- Lajos Hevesi, Jewish Hungarian journalist and author
In chess:
- Lajos Portisch, Hungarian chess player
- Lajos Steiner, Hungarian chess player
In other fields:
- Lajos Bárdos, Hungarian composer and professor of music at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music
- Lajos Pósa, Hungarian mathematician
- Lajos Rovátkay (1933–2026), Hungarian-born German harpsichordist and musicologist
- Lajos Werkner (1883–1943), Hungarian 2x Olympic champion saber fencer
- Zoltán Lajos Bay, Hungarian physicist
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