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[ 3 syll. la-za-rus, laz-ar-us ] The boy name Lazarus is pronounced LAEZerahS †. Lazarus' language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in the German language. The name means 'God has helped'. Biblical name derived from el meaning 'God, powerful' ; azar meaning 'to help'. Older forms of Lazarus include Eleazar (Hebrew), Eliezer (Hebrew), Lazar (Aramaic), Lazaros (Old Greek), and Lazarus (Latin). The name is Latinized from the Greek Lazaros, which is of the Aramaic Lazar, a short form of the Hebrew Eleazar or Eliezer. The name was borne by two characters in the Bible: the brother of Mary and Martha whom Jesus raised from the dead, and a beggar who was 'full of sores'. Due to the latter, the name came to be associated with lepers in the medieval period and was therefore hardly used as a first name. It was used on an irregular scale by English speakers in the 17th century, mostly among Jews. Among Puritans, it has sometimes been adopted for its associations with the Christian notion of heavenly rewards for leading a life of poverty. Lazarus has 16 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. Lazar (used in Hebrew, Russian, and Slavic as well) and Lazrus are forms of the name that are used in English. Foreign forms include the name Eleazer, the name Lasarus, the name Laz, the French Lazare, the name Lazarillo, the name Lazarius, the Spanish Lazaro, the name Lazaros, the Polish Lazarz, the name Lazear, the Yiddish Lazer, the Italian Lazzaro, the Hungarian Lázár, and the Catalan Llàtzer. See also the related form, the English, German, and Hebrew Eliezer. Lazarus is not frequently used as a baby boy name. It is not ranked within the top 1000. In 2008, within the family of boy names directly linked to Lazarus, Eliezer was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Lazarus include the name Lazaros, the name Lasarus, the Polish Lazarz, the English Lazrus, and the name Lazarius.
† English pronunciation for Lazarus: L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
