Lazarus (name)
| 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 named Lazarus
People with the given name Lazarus
- Lazarus of Bethany, a Biblical figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus
- Lazarus of Persia (died 326), Persian martyr
- Lazarus of Aix (died 441), bishop and saint
- Lazarus (bishop of Milan), reigned 438 to 449
- Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint
- Lazarus "Larry" Zeidel (1928–2014), Canadian ice hockey player
- Lazarus (rapper), American rapper, songwriter and physician
- Lazarus Chigwandali, Malawian musician
- Lazarus Nkala (1927–1975), Rhodesian political activist
People with the surname Lazarus
- Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician
- Arnold Lazarus (1932–2013), South African-born clinical psychologist
- Bob Lazarus (1956–2009), American comedian
- Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
- Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
- Edward Lazarus (born 1959), American author and lawyer
- Emma Lazarus (1849–1887), American poet
- Fred Lazarus Jr. (1884–1973), American businessman
- Glenn Lazarus (born 1965), Australian politician and former rugby league footballer
- Henry Lazarus (1815–1895), British clarinettist
- John Lazarus (born 1947), Canadian playwright
- Joseph Lazarus (1903–1943), US Olympic boxer
- Leon Lazarus (1919–2008), comics writer
- M. E. Lazarus (1822–1895), American anarchist
- Mark Lazarus (born 1938), English football player
- Mell Lazarus (1927–2016), American 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 Biblical figure from Jesus' parable of the Rich man and Lazarus
- Lazarus, a character in the film Black Snake Moan
- Lazarus, a fictional machine in the film Casper
- Lazarus, a character in video game Evolve
- Lazarus, a fictional virus in the TV series Sanctuary
- Lazarus, a character in the Star Trek TOS episode "The Alternative Factor" (1967)
- Lazarus Churchyard, a character in the comic series of the same name
- Archbishop Lazarus in video game Diablo
- Dr. Lazarus, a character in the film Galaxy Quest
- Kirk Lazarus in the film Tropic Thunder
- Dr. Marian Lazarus, a character in the film Outland
- Sister Mary Lazarus in the musical Sister Act
- Professor Richard Lazarus in the Doctor Who episode "The Lazarus Experiment"
- Lazarus Long, creator of the New Utopia scam
- Lazarus Long, a character created by Robert Heinlein
- Robert MacNichol (Lazarus) from Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock
See also
References
- ^ Barclay, William (1999). The Parables of Jesus. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 92–98. ISBN 0-664-25828-X.