Lazarus (name)
| Lazarus | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Name day | July 29 |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | God has helped |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Eleazar |
| Related names | Lazar |
Lazarus is a given name and surname. It is derived from the Hebrew אלעזר, Elʿāzār (Eleazar) meaning "God has helped".[1]
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
See also
References
- ↑ William Barclay, The Parables of Jesus, Westminster John Knox Press, 1999, ISBN 0-664-25828-X, pp. 92-98.
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