Boy · Hebrew, through Greek
Lazarus
Say it: LAZ-uh-rus
Meaning
Greek form of Hebrew El'azar, 'God has helped'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in the Orthodox world as Lazar and used occasionally in English.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 3,253 babies given this name since 1882
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 11,800 boys
- 142 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Lazare |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Lázaro |
| Italian | Lazzaro |
| Portuguese | Lázaro |
| German | Lazarus |
| Polish | Łazarz |
| Russian | Lazar |
| Serbian | Lazar |
Famous bearers
- Lazarus of Bethany, raised from the dead by Jesus
- Lazar Hrebeljanović, 14th-century Serbian prince
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
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