| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Name day | 29 July |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | God has helped |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Eleazar |
| Related names | Lazar |
Lazarus is a given name and surname. The English form is from Late Latin Lazarus, which is from the Koine Greek name Lā́zāros (Λᾱ́ζᾱρος), derived from the Hebrew name Eleazar (אלעזר, Elʿāzār) meaning "God has helped".
People named Lazarus
In Christianity
- Lazarus of Bethany, a figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus in the Gospel according to John
- Lazarus, a figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus in the Gospel according to Luke
- Lazarus of Persia (died 326), martyr of the Christian church
- Lazarus of Aix (died 441), Christian bishop of Aix-en-Provence
- Lazarus (bishop of Milan), from 438 to 449, a saint in the Catholic Church
- Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint
People with the given name Lazarus
- Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966), NY State Senator and New York City Comptroller
- Lazarus "Larry" Zeidel (1928–2014), Canadian ice hockey player
- Lazarus (rapper), American rapper, songwriter and physician
- Lazarus Chigwandali, Malawian musician
- Lazarus Nkala (1927–1975), Rhodesian political activist
- Lazarus Chakwera, Malawian President
People with the surname Lazarus
- Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician
- Arnold Lazarus (1932–2013), South African-born clinical psychologist
- Bob Lazarus (1956–2009), American comedian
- Catie Lazarus (1976–2020), American comedian and writer
- Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
- Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
- Daniel Barnet Lazarus (1866–1932), Australian politician
- Edward Lazarus (born 1959), American author and lawyer
- Emma Lazarus (1849–1887), American poet
- Fred Lazarus Jr. (1884–1973), American businessman
- Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian politician and former rugby league footballer
- Henry Lazarus (1815–1895), British clarinettist
- John Lazarus (born 1947), Canadian playwright
- Joseph Lazarus (1903–1943), US Olympic boxer
- Leon Lazarus (1919–2008), comics writer
- Luke Lazarus Arnold, Australian diplomat
- M. E. Lazarus (1822–1895), American anarchist
- Mark Lazarus (born 1938), English football player
- Mell Lazarus (1927–2016), American 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
Dogs named Lazarus
- Lazarus (died 1863), famous dog from San Francisco, along with companion Bummer
Fictional characters
- The Lazarus demon, a character in Charmed
- Lazarus, a character in Jesus' parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
- Lazarus, a character in the film Black Snake Moan
- Lazarus, a fictional machine in the film Casper
- Lazarus, a character in video game Evolve
- Lazarus, a fictional virus in the TV series Sanctuary
- Lazarus, a character in the Star Trek TOS episode "The Alternative Factor" (1967)
- Lazarus Churchyard, a character in the comic series of the same name
- Archbishop Lazarus in video game Diablo
- Dr. Lazarus, a character in the film Galaxy Quest
- Kirk Lazarus in the film Tropic Thunder
- Dr. Marian Lazarus, a character in the film Outland
- Sister Mary Lazarus in the musical Sister Act
- Professor Richard Lazarus in the Doctor Who episode "The Lazarus Experiment"
- Rina Lazarus, a character created by Faye Kellerman
- Lazarus Long, creator of the New Utopia scam
- Lazarus Long, a character created by Robert Heinlein
- Robert MacNichol (Lazarus) from Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock
- Lazarus, a character in the game The Binding of Isaac (video game)
- Project Lazarus, name of project of restoring Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 2
See also
References
- Barclay, William (1999). The Parables of Jesus. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 92–98. ISBN 0-664-25828-X.