Lazar (name)
Lazar is a male given name or a surname. An abbreviation of the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר Eleazar or אֱלִיעֶזֶר Eliezer meaning 'God has helped' which first appeared in Jewish Aramaic. As a forename, it is more common in Slavic countries. As a surname, however, it is more common in Hungary and Romania.
People with the given name
Lazar
- Lazar Hrebeljanović, duke of Serbia 1371–1389
- Lazar of Hilandar, Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder
- Lazar Branković, Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458
- Lazar Baranovych, Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop
- Lazar I of Armenia, head of Armenian Apostolic Church
- Lázár Mészáros, Hungarian Minister of War
- Lazar Grünhut, Hungarian rabbi
- Lazăr Șăineanu, Romanian philologist
- Lazăr Edeleanu, Romanian chemist
- Lazar Kujundžić, Serbian guerilla fighter
- Lazar Drljača, Serbian painter
- Louis B. Mayer, born Lazar Meir, Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM
- Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician and Stalinist
- Lazar Kogan, Soviet secret police functionary
- Lazar Lyusternik, Soviet mathematician
- Lazar Lagin, Soviet satirist and children's writer
- Lazăr Sfera, Romanian footballer
- Lazar Koliševski, Serbian politician
- Lazar Mojsov, Serbian politician
- Lazar Yazgur, Soviet painter
- Lazar Berman, Soviet classical pianist
- Lazar Tasić, Serbian footballer
- Lazar Radović, Serbian footballer
- Lazăr Comănescu, Romanian politician
- Lazar Ristovski, Serbian actor
- Lázár Szentes, Hungarian footballer and coach
- Lazar Vidovic, Australian footballer
- Lazar Popović, Serbian footballer
- Lazar Hayward, American basketball player
- Lazar Filipović, Serbian paratriathlete
- Lazar Marković, Serbian footballer
Llazar
- Llazar Fundo, Albanian communist, journalist and writer
- Llazar Siliqi, Albanian poet
- Llazar Treska, Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana
People with the surname
Slovak female form is Lazarová.- Alexandru Lazar, Romanian footballer
- Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia
- Bob Lazar, American conspiracy theorist
- Chris Lazar, Canadian actor
- Costin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
- Curtis Lazar, Canadian hockey player
- David Lazar, Romanian footballer
- Ernie Lazar, American historical researcher
- Florin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
- Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian scholar
- Gracie Lazar, American actress
- György Lázár, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987
- Ilie Lazăr, Romanian politician
- Ingmar Lazar, French classical pianist
- Irving Paul Lazar, American Hollywood agent
- János Lázár, Hungarian politician
- Jaryd Lazar, better known as Summit1g, American internet video gamer
- John Lazar, Australian theatre manager and mayor
- Katarína Lazarová, Slovak writer and translator
- Lajos Lázár, Hungarian film director
- Lora Lazar, Bulgarian crime writer
- Max Lazar, American Major League Baseball player
- Mitchell Lazar, American endocrinologist
- Mihai Lazăr, Romanian rugby union player
- Marc Lazar, French academic
- Monika Lazar, German politician
- Ralph Lazar, artist, illustrator and author
- Samuel Lazar, Australian theatre manager and mayor
- Seth Lazar, Australian philosopher
- Tomaž Lazar, Slovenian historian and curator
- Valentin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
Fictional characters
- Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in Fiddler on the Roof
- Marketa Lazarová Czech novel and film
- Abigail Lazar, the titular anti-villain in ''Abigail''