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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | God has helped |
| Region of origin | Eastern Europe |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Eleazar |
| Related names | Lazarus |
Lazar (Template:Lang-ru; Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Лазар, romanized: Lazar) is a male given name or a surname. The name is derived, as is Lazarus, from the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר (Elʿazar or Eleazar), meaning 'God has helped'. This short form of the name is especially common in various Slavic languages.
People with the given name
Lazar
- Lazar (1329–1389), tsar 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), Yugoslav 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), Yugoslav politician
- Lazar Mojsov (1920-2011), Yugoslav politician
- Lazar Yazgur (1928–2000), Soviet painter
- Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist
- Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Yugoslav footballer
- Lazar Radović (born 1937), Yugoslav 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
- Alexandru Lazar, Romanian footballer
- Berel Lazar, 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
- 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, Hollywood agent
- János Lázár, Hungarian politician
- Jaryd Lazar, American internet video gamer
- John Lazar (1801–1879), Australian theatre manager and mayor
- 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
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Surname listThis page lists people with the surname Lazar. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
See also
- Lazar (disambiguation)
- Tsar Lazar Guard, Serbian nationalist political organization
- Lazarević
- Lazarev
- Lazarevski
References
- William Barclay (1999). The Parables of Jesus. Westminster: John Knox Press. pp. 92–98. ISBN 0-664-25828-X.