Lazarus (name)
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Name day | 29 July |
| 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
In Christianity
- Lazarus of Bethany, a figure described as being raised from the dead by Jesus in the Gospel according to John
- Lazarus, a figure from the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus in the Gospel according to Luke
- Lazarus of Persia (died 326), martyr of the Christian church
- Lazarus of Aix (died 441), Christian bishop of Aix-en-Provence
- Lazarus (bishop of Milan), from 438 to 449, a saint in the Catholic Church
- Lazarus Zographos (died 867), Christian saint
People with the given name Lazarus
- Lazarus Joseph (1891–1966), NY State Senator and New York City Comptroller
- 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
- Lazarus Chakwera, Malawian President
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
- Catie Lazarus (1976–2020), American comedian and writer
- Celestine Lazarus (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
- Charles Lazarus (1923–2018), American businessman, founder of Toys "R" Us
- Daniel Barnet Lazarus (1866–1932), Australian politician
- 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
- Luke Lazarus Arnold, Australian diplomat
- 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
Dogs named Lazarus
- Lazarus (died 1863), famous dog from San Francisco, along with companion Bummer
Fictional characters
- The Lazarus demon, a character in Charmed
- Lazarus, a character in 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"
- Rina Lazarus, a character created by Faye Kellerman
- 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
- Lazarus, a character in the game The Binding of Isaac (video game)
- Project Lazarus, name of project of restoring Commander Shepard in Mass Effect 2
See also
References
- ^ Barclay, William (1999). The Parables of Jesus. Westminster John Knox Press. pp. 92–98. ISBN 0-664-25828-X.