Lazar (name)
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' which first appeared in Jewish Aramaic (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua) and is especially common in various Slavic languages.
| 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 |
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