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ADJ of stone; stony</ref> also from the Latin ''lapis'' meaning 'stone'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casa-bella.com/granite/lapidus4778.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104408/http://www.casa-bella.com/granite/lapidus4778.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2008|title=Casa bella: Lapidus Granite Slab|date=4 December 2008|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref> It could also be derived from the Latin adjective ''lepidus'' meaning pleasant or charming. A branch of the Roman '']'' ] was cognominated Lepidus. ] was a member of the ], with Octavius (later Caesar Augustus) and Marcus Antonius. ADJ of stone; stony</ref> also from the Latin ''lapis'' meaning 'stone'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.casa-bella.com/granite/lapidus4778.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204104408/http://www.casa-bella.com/granite/lapidus4778.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2008|title=Casa bella: Lapidus Granite Slab|date=4 December 2008|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref> It could also be derived from the Latin adjective ''lepidus'' meaning pleasant or charming. A branch of the Roman '']'' ] was cognominated Lepidus. ] was a member of the ], with Octavius (later Caesar Augustus) and Marcus Antonius.


* a surname which perhaps has a Bible origin and going back to the ] 4,4: "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time", and hence probably derived from ''lapidot'', the Hebrew word for ''torches'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Lapidus|title=Surname Database: Lapidus Last Name Origin|website=The Internet Surname Database|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref> yet is not exclusive to one religion or nationality, but is usually associated with Jewish people.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FfYUAAAAIAAJ&q=Lapidot|author=Wexler, Paul|title=Explorations in Judeo-Slavic linguistics|publisher=Brill|date=December 1987|isbn=978-90-04-07656-3|page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natcath.org/mainpage/specialdocuments/lapidus.htm|title=Interview with the Rev. John Lapidus|website=Natcath.org|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref> * a surname which perhaps has a Bible origin and going back to the ] 4,4: "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time", and hence probably derived from ''lapidot'', the Hebrew word for ''torches'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Lapidus|title=Surname Database: Lapidus Last Name Origin|website=The Internet Surname Database|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref> yet is not exclusive to one religion or nationality.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FfYUAAAAIAAJ&q=Lapidot|author=Wexler, Paul|title=Explorations in Judeo-Slavic linguistics|publisher=Brill|date=December 1987|isbn=978-90-04-07656-3|page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.natcath.org/mainpage/specialdocuments/lapidus.htm|title=Interview with the Rev. John Lapidus|website=Natcath.org|accessdate=1 February 2019}}</ref>


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Lapidus (including its variant spellings) is:

  • a surname which derived from the Latin word lapideus, meaning 'made of stone'; 'stony', also from the Latin lapis meaning 'stone'. It could also be derived from the Latin adjective lepidus meaning pleasant or charming. A branch of the Roman gens Aemilia was cognominated Lepidus. Marcus Aemilius Lepidus was a member of the Second Triumvirate, with Octavius (later Caesar Augustus) and Marcus Antonius.
  • a surname which perhaps has a Bible origin and going back to the book of Judges 4,4: "Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, was judging Israel at that time", and hence probably derived from lapidot, the Hebrew word for torches, yet is not exclusive to one religion or nationality.

People

In popular culture

There is a character named Frank Lapidus, a pilot played by Jeff Fahey, on the ABC television show Lost.

There is also a character named Merc Lapidus, a producer played by John Pankow, on the television show Episodes.

There is a third character named Leslie Lapidus, a nymphomaniac character, from the book and film Sophie's Choice. Howie Mandel played the character of Ernie Lapidus, operator of "Sincerity Mortuary" in the superlative but short lived Fox Sitcom "Good Grief" in the late 1980s, co-starring Wendy Schaal.

References

  1. JM Latin-English Dictionary ADJ of stone; stony
  2. "Casa bella: Lapidus Granite Slab". 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. "Surname Database: Lapidus Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. Wexler, Paul (December 1987). Explorations in Judeo-Slavic linguistics. Brill. p. 50. ISBN 978-90-04-07656-3.
  5. "Interview with the Rev. John Lapidus". Natcath.org. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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