Lazarus

Lazarus is a given name and surname (family name). The pronunciation of the name is [ laz-er-uhs ]. [1]It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār (Eleazar) meaning "God has helped".[2] This is a unique name (not in the top 1000 newborn names in the US in 2021).[3]

People with the given name Lazarus
  • Lazarus (rapper), U. S. rapper, songwriter and physician from Detroit
  • 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
  • Lazarus Chakwera (born 1955), Malawi religious figure and politician
  • Lazarus Ekwueme, Nigerian musician

People with the surname Lazarus
  • Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician
  • Bob Lazarus (1956–2009), comedian from the USA
  • Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
  • Charles Lazarus, businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
  • Edward Lazarus (born 1959), author and lawyer from the USA
  • Emma Lazarus (1849–87), poet from the USA
  • Fred Lazarus, Jr. (1884–1973), businessman from the USA
  • Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian politician and former rugby league footballer
  • Henry Lazarus (1815–95), British clarinettist
  • John Lazarus (born 1947), Canadian writer of dramas
  • Joseph Lazarus (1903–43), U.S. Olympic boxer
  • Leon Lazarus (1919–2008), comics writer
  • M. E. Lazarus (1822–95), anarchist from the USA
  • 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), U.S. police officer convicted of murdering a romantic rival

References
  1. "Definition of Lazarus | Dictionary.com". www.dictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. William Barclay, The Parables of Jesus, Westminster John Knox Press, 1999, ISBN 0-664-25828-X, pp. 92-98.
  3. OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
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