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Lapidus is a Jewish family name derived from the Hebrew biblical male given name Lapidot, husband of the prophetess Deborah (Judges 4:4). The literal meaning of the name is "torches" or "candles". Similar Jewish family names include Lapidas, Lapides, Lepidus, Lapidot and Lapidoth.

Distinguished 20th-century bearers of the name Lapidus include the Russian-born American architect Morris Lapidus, and the Russian-born American surgeon and educator Paul W. Lapidus as well as orientalist Ira M. Lapidus, the Washington, D.C. metro area trial attorney (Lawrence S. "Larry" Lapidus ) the "father of military packaging" (Herbert M. Lapidus ) NIH pediatric rhematology fellow (Sivia K.Lapidus, M.D.), French fashion designer Ted Lapidus, Israeli journalist and politician Yosef Lapid.

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