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Lazarus (male)

Variants:Lazare (M) Lazarz (M) Lazzaro (M) Llàtzer (M)
Derivative of:Eleazer (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP

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Notes:

English. Very rarely used as a forename, Lazarus comes from the Biblical name, Eleazer, Hebrew "God helps"; NT John 11:1-44 and Luke 16:19-31.

In the Middle Ages Lazarus was used as a term for lepers, hence its unpopularity. It is found mainly as a Jewish or German surname.
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