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Lazarus (name)

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Gender
  
Male

Word/name
  
Hebrew

Derived
  
Eleazar

Name day
  
July 29

Meaning
  
God has helped

Related names
  
Lazar

Lazarus is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār (Eleazar) meaning "God has helped".

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People with the given name Lazarus

  • Lazarus (rapper), Detroit-based American rapper, songwriter and physician
  • Lazarus of Bethany, a figure in the Gospel of John, which describes him being raised by Jesus from the dead
  • Rich man and Lazarus, a parable of Jesus which is unrelated to the Lazarus raised from the dead
  • Lazarus of Persia (died 326), Persian martyr
  • Saint Lazarus of Aix (died 441), bishop and saint
  • Saint Lazarus (bishop of Milan), reigned 438 to 449
  • Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint

    • People with the surname Lazarus

  • Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician
  • Bob Lazarus (1956–2009), American comedian
  • Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
  • Charles Lazarus, American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
  • Edward Lazarus (born 1959), American author and lawyer
  • Emma Lazarus (1849–87), American poet
  • Fred Lazarus, Jr. (1884–1973), American businessman
  • Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian politician and former rugby league footballer
  • Henry Lazarus (1815–95), British clarinettist
  • John Lazarus (born 1947), Canadian playwright
  • Joseph Lazarus (1903–43), U.S. Olympic boxer
  • Leon Lazarus (1919–2008), comics writer
  • M. E. Lazarus (1822–95), American anarchist
  • Mark Lazarus (born 1938), football player
  • Mell Lazarus (1927-2016), cartoonist
  • Moritz Lazarus (1824–1903), German philosopher
  • Richard Lazarus (1922–2002), psychologist and creator of the coping theory
  • Richard Lazarus, professor of law at the Harvard Law School
  • Stephanie Lazarus (born 1960), American police officer convicted of murdering a romantic rival

    • Fictional characters

  • Lazarus, a character in the Star Trek episode "The Alternative Factor"
  • Lazarus, a character in Black Snake Moan
  • Lazarus Churchyard, a character in the comic series of the same name
  • Lazarus Long, creator of the New Utopia scam
  • Lazarus Long, a character created by Robert Heinlein
  • Dr. Lazarus, a character in the film Galaxy Quest
  • Robert MacNichol (Lazarus) from Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock
  • Kirk Lazarus in the film Tropic Thunder
  • Professor Richard Lazarus in the Doctor Who episode "The Lazarus Experiment"
  • Archbishop Lazarus in video game Diablo
  • Dr. Marian Lazarus, a character in Outland
  • Lazarus, character in video game Evolve

    • References

    Lazarus (name) Wikipedia
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