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'^[1] which first appeared in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua) and is especially common in various Slavic languages.

People with the given name

Lazar

• Lazar (1329–1389), duke of Serbia 1371–1389
• Lazar of Hilandar (fl. 1404), Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder
• Lazar Branković (1421–1458), Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458
• Lazar Baranovych (1620–1693), Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop
• Lazar I of Armenia, head of Armenian Apostolic Church (1737–1751)
• Lázár Mészáros (1796–1858), Hungarian Minister of War
• Lazar Grünhut (1850–1913), Hungarian rabbi
• Lazăr Șăineanu (1859-1934), Romanian philologist
• Lazăr Edeleanu (1861–1941), Romanian chemist
• Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian guerilla fighter
• Lazar Drljača (1882–1970), Yugoslav painter
• Louis B. Mayer, born Lazar Meir (1884–1957), Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM
• Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991), Soviet politician and Stalinist
• Lazar Kogan (1889–1939), Soviet secret police functionary
• Lazar Lyusternik (1899–1981), Soviet mathematician
• Lazar Lagin (1903–1979), Soviet satirist and children's writer
• Lazăr Sfera (1909–1992), Romanian footballer
• Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000), Yugoslav politician
• Lazar Mojsov (1920-2011), Yugoslav politician
• Lazar Yazgur (1928–2000), Soviet painter
• Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist
• Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Yugoslav footballer
• Lazar Radović (born 1937), Yugoslav footballer
• Lazăr Comănescu (born 1949), Romanian politician
• Lazar Ristovski (born 1952), Serbian actor
• Lázár Szentes (born 1955), Hungarian footballer and coach
• Lazar Vidovic (born 1965), Australian footballer
• Lazar Popović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
• Lazar Hayward (born 1986), American basketball player
• Lazar Marković (born 1994), Serbian footballer

Llazar

• Llazar Fundo (1899–1944), Albanian communist, journalist and writer
• Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001), Albanian poet
• Llazar Treska, Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana

People with the surname

• Alexandru Lazar, Romanian footballer
• Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia
• Bob Lazar, American conspiracy theorist
• Chris Lazar, Canadian actor
• Costin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
• Curtis Lazar, Canadian hockey player
• David Lazar, Romanian footballer
• Florin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
• Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian scholar
• Gracie Lazar, American actress
• György Lázár, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987
• Ilie Lazăr, Romanian politician
• Ingmar Lazar, French classical pianist
• Irving Paul Lazar, Hollywood agent
• János Lázár, Hungarian politician
• Jaryd Lazar, American internet video gamer
• John Lazar (1801–1879), Australian theatre manager and mayor
• Mitchell Lazar, American endocrinologist
• Mihai Lazăr, Romanian rugby union player
• Marc Lazar, French academic
• Monika Lazar (born 1967), German politician
• Ralph Lazar (born 1967), artist, illustrator and author
• Samuel Lazar (1838–1883), Australian theatre manager and mayor
• Seth Lazar, Australian philosopher
• Valentin Lazăr, Romanian footballer

Fictional characters

• Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in Fiddler on the Roof

See also

• Lazar (disambiguation)
• Tsar Lazar Guard, Serbian nationalist political organization
• Lazarević
• Lazarev
• Lazarevski

References