Lazar (name)

Lazar
Pronunciation	Serbo-Croatian: [lâzaːr]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	God has helped
Region of origin	Eastern Europe
Other names
Derived	Eleazar
Related names	Lazarus

Lazar (JPA: לִיעֶזֶר or לָעְזָר, romanized: Lāzār, Russian: Лазарь, romanized: Lazar; Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Лазар, romanized: Lazar, Albanian: Llazar, Lazër) 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.) As a forename, it is more common in Slavic countries.^[2] As a surname, however, it is more common in Hungary and Romania.^[3]

People with the given name

Lazar

Lazar Hrebeljanović (1329–1389), duke of Serbia 1371–1389
Lazar of Hilandar (fl. 1404), Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder
Lazar Branković (1421–1458), Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458
Lazar Baranovych (1620–1693), Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop
Lazar I of Armenia, head of Armenian Apostolic Church (1737–1751)
Lázár Mészáros (1796–1858), Hungarian Minister of War
Lazar Grünhut (1850–1913), Hungarian rabbi
Lazăr Șăineanu (1859-1934), Romanian philologist
Lazăr Edeleanu (1861–1941), Romanian chemist
Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian guerilla fighter
Lazar Drljača (1882–1970), Serbian painter
Louis B. Mayer, born Lazar Meir (1884–1957), Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM
Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991), Soviet politician and Stalinist
Lazar Kogan (1889–1939), Soviet secret police functionary
Lazar Lyusternik (1899–1981), Soviet mathematician
Lazar Lagin (1903–1979), Soviet satirist and children's writer
Lazăr Sfera (1909–1992), Romanian footballer
Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000), Serbian politician
Lazar Mojsov (1920-2011), Serbian politician
Lazar Yazgur (1928–2000), Soviet painter
Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist
Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Serbian footballer
Lazar Radović (born 1937), Serbian footballer
Lazăr Comănescu (born 1949), Romanian politician
Lazar Ristovski (born 1952), Serbian actor
Lázár Szentes (born 1955), Hungarian footballer and coach
Lazar Vidovic (born 1965), Australian footballer
Lazar Popović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
Lazar Hayward (born 1986), American basketball player
Lazar Marković (born 1994), Serbian footballer

Llazar

Llazar Fundo (1899–1944), Albanian communist, journalist and writer
Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001), Albanian poet
Llazar Treska, Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana

People with the surname

Slovak female form is Lazarová.

Alexandru Lazar, Romanian footballer
Berel Lazar (born 1964), Chief Rabbi of Russia
Bob Lazar, American conspiracy theorist
Chris Lazar, Canadian actor
Costin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
Curtis Lazar, Canadian hockey player
David Lazar, Romanian footballer
Ernie Lazar (1945–2022), American historical researcher
Florin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian scholar
Gracie Lazar, American actress
György Lázár, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987
Ilie Lazăr, Romanian politician
Ingmar Lazar, French classical pianist
Irving Paul Lazar ("Swifty"; 1907-1993), American Hollywood agent
János Lázár, Hungarian politician
Jaryd Lazar, American internet video gamer
John Lazar (1801–1879), Australian theatre manager and mayor
Katarína Lazarová (1914–1995), Slovak writer and translator
Lajos Lázár (1885–1936), Hungarian film director
Lora Lazar, Bulgarian crime writer
Max Lazar (born 1999), American Major League Baseball player
Mitchell Lazar, American endocrinologist
Mihai Lazăr, Romanian rugby union player
Marc Lazar, French academic
Monika Lazar (born 1967), German politician
Ralph Lazar (born 1967), artist, illustrator and author
Samuel Lazar (1838–1883), Australian theatre manager and mayor
Seth Lazar, Australian philosopher
Valentin Lazăr, Romanian footballer

Fictional characters

Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in Fiddler on the Roof
Marketa Lazarová Czech novel and film
Abigail Lazar, the titular anti-villain in Abigail

References

^ William Barclay (1999). The Parables of Jesus. Westminster: John Knox Press. pp. 92–98. ISBN 0-664-25828-X.
^ https://forebears.io/forenames/lazar
^ https://forebears.io/surnames/lazar

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

[2] ttps://forebears.io/forenames/lazar

[3] ttps://forebears.io/surnames/lazar

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