Details for the forename Lazarus

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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 Personal research
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.