Lazar
PronunciationSerbo-Croatian: [lâzaːr]
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
MeaningGod has helped
Region of originEastern Europe
Other names
DerivedEleazar
Related namesLazarus

Lazar (JPA: לִיעֶזֶר or לָעְזָר, romanized: Lāzār, Russian: Лазарь, romanized: Lazar; Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Лазар, romanized: Lazar) is a male given name or a surname. An abbreviation of the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר Eleazar or אֱלִיעֶזֶר‎ Eliezer meaning 'God has helped'[1] which first appeared in Jewish Aramaic (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua) and is especially common in various Slavic languages.

People with the given name

Lazar

Llazar

People with the surname

Slovak female form is Lazarová.

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. William Barclay (1999). The Parables of Jesus. Westminster: John Knox Press. pp. 92–98. ISBN 0-664-25828-X.
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