Lazarus is a

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and

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. The English form is from

Late Latin Late Latin is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the 3rd to 6th centuries CE, and continuing into the 7th century in ...

Lazarus, which is from the

Koine Greek Koine Greek (, ), also variously known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the koiné language, common supra-regional form of Greek language, Greek spoken and ...

name Lā́zāros (Λᾱ́ζᾱρος), derived from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

name

Eleazar Eleazar (; ) or Elazar was a priest in the Hebrew Bible, the second High Priest, succeeding his father Aaron after he died. He was a nephew of Moses. Biblical narrative Eleazar played a number of roles during the course of the Exodus, from ...

(אלעזר, Elʿāzār) meaning "God has helped".

People named Lazarus

In Christianity

Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus of Bethany is a figure of the New Testament whose life is restored by Jesus four days after his death, as told in the Gospel of John. The resurrection is considered one of the miracles of Jesus. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Lazarus i ...

, 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 Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. He has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. He was president of the Malawi Asse ...

, Malawian President

People with the surname Lazarus

* Abraham Lazarus (1911–1967), British politician *

Arnold Lazarus Arnold Allan Lazarus (27 January 1932 – 1 October 2013) was a South African-born clinical psychologist and researcher who specialized in cognitive therapy and is best known for developing multimodal therapy (MMT). A 1955 graduate of South Afric ...

(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 Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American author of poetry, prose, and translations, as well as an activist for Jewish and Georgism, Georgist causes. She is remembered for writing the sonnet "The New Colossus", which wa ...

(1849–1887), American Jewish poet * Fred Lazarus Jr. (1884–1973), American businessman *

Glenn Lazarus Glenn Patrick Lazarus (born 11 December 1965) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and a former Australian Senator. An Australian international and New South Wales State of Origin representative , Lazarus won premi ...

(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 Mark Lazarus (born 5 December 1938) is an English retired professional association football, footballer. He played as a right winger and made more than 400 Football League appearances, scoring over 100 goals. A prominent Jewish player, he initi ...

(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 A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred space, sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This seconda ...

'' * 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 ''Galaxy Quest'' is a 1999 American satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot and written by David Howard and Robert Gordon. It stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, and Daryl Mit ...

'' * Kirk Lazarus in the film ''

Tropic Thunder ''Tropic Thunder'' is a 2008 Satire (film and television), satirical Action comedy, action comedy film directed by Ben Stiller, who wrote the screenplay with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen. The film stars Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., ...

'' * 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''

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