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Lazar (name)

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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, romanizedLazar; 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.

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Lazar

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People with the surname

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Slovak female form is Lazarová.

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References

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