Lazar ( JPA: לִיעֶזֶר or לָעְזָר, ''Lāzār,'' ; ; Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Лазар, ''Lazar''; Albanian: Llazar, Lazër) is a male given name or a surname. An abbreviation of the Hebrew name or אֱלִיעֶזֶר‎ meaning 'God has helped' which first appeared in Jewish Aramaic (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua). As a forename, it is more common in Slavic countries. As a surname, however, it is more common in Hungary and Romania.https://forebears.io/surnames/lazar

People with the given name

Lazar

* Lazar Hrebeljanović (1329–1389), duke of Serbia 1371–1389 * Lazar of Hilandar (fl. 1404), Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder * Lazar Branković (1421–1458), Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458 * Lazar Baranovych (1620–1693), Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop * Lazar I of Armenia, head of Armenian Apostolic Church (1737–1751) * Lázár Mészáros (1796–1858), Hungarian Minister of War * Lazar Grünhut (1850–1913), Hungarian rabbi *

Lazăr Șăineanu Lazăr Șăineanu (, also spelled Șeineanu, born Eliezer Schein;Leopold, p.383, 417 Francization , Francisized Lazare Sainéan, , Alexandru Mușina"Țara turcită", in ''România Literară'', Nr. 19/2003 or Sainéanu; April 23, 1859 – May 11, ...

(1859-1934), Romanian philologist * Lazăr Edeleanu (1861–1941), Romanian chemist * Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian guerilla fighter * Lazar Drljača (1882–1970), Serbian painter *

Louis B. Mayer Louis Burt Mayer (; born Lazar Meir; July 12, 1884Mayer maintained that he was born in Minsk on July 4, 1885. According to Scott Eyman, the reasons may have been: * Mayer's father gave different dates for his birthplace at different times, so ...

, born Lazar Meir (1884–1957), Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM *

Lazar Kaganovich Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich (; – 25 July 1991) was a Soviet politician and one of Joseph Stalin's closest associates. Born to a Jewish family in Ukraine, Kaganovich worked as a shoemaker and joined the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party ...

(1893–1991), Soviet politician and Stalinist * Lazar Kogan (1889–1939), Soviet secret police functionary * Lazar Lyusternik (1899–1981), Soviet mathematician * Lazar Lagin (1903–1979), Soviet satirist and children's writer * Lazăr Sfera (1909–1992), Romanian footballer * Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000), Serbian politician * Lazar Mojsov (1920-2011), Serbian politician * Lazar Yazgur (1928–2000), Soviet painter * Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist * Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Serbian footballer * Lazar Radović (born 1937), Serbian footballer * Lazăr Comănescu (born 1949), Romanian politician * Lazar Ristovski (born 1952), Serbian actor * Lázár Szentes (born 1955), Hungarian footballer and coach * Lazar Vidovic (born 1965), Australian footballer * Lazar Popović (born 1983), Serbian footballer * Lazar Hayward (born 1986), American basketball player *

Lazar Marković Lazar Marković ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар Марковић, ; born 2 March 1994) is a Serbian professional association football, footballer who plays as a winger (association football), winger for UAE Pro League club Baniyas Club, Baniyas. He start ...

(born 1994), Serbian footballer

Llazar

* Llazar Fundo (1899–1944), Albanian communist, journalist and writer * Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001), Albanian poet * Llazar Treska, Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana

People with the surname

Slovak female form is Lazarová. * Alexandru Lazar (born 1991), Romanian footballer * Berel Lazar (born 1964), Chief Rabbi of Russia * Bob Lazar (born 1959), American conspiracy theorist * Chris Lazar, Canadian actor * Costin Lazăr (born 1981), Romanian footballer * Curtis Lazar (born 1995), Canadian hockey player * David Lazar (born 1991), Romanian footballer * Ernie Lazar (1945–2022), American historical researcher * Florin Lazăr (born 1980), Romanian footballer * Gheorghe Lazăr (1779–c. 1832), Romanian scholar * Gracie Lazar (born 1969), American actress * György Lázár (1924–2014), Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987 * Ilie Lazăr (1895–1976), Romanian politician * Ingmar Lazar (born 1993), French classical pianist * Irving Paul Lazar ("Swifty"; 1907-1993), American Hollywood agent * János Lázár (born 1975), Hungarian politician *Jaryd Lazar (born 1987), better known as Summit1g, American internet video gamer * John Lazar (1801–1879), Australian theatre manager and mayor * Katarína Lazarová (1914–1995), Slovak writer and translator * Lajos Lázár (1885–1936), Hungarian film director * Lora Lazar, Bulgarian crime writer * Max Lazar (born 1999), American Major League Baseball player * Mitchell Lazar, American endocrinologist * Mihai Lazăr (born 1986), Romanian rugby union player * Marc Lazar (born 1952), French academic * Monika Lazar (born 1967), German politician * Ralph Lazar (born 1967), artist, illustrator and author * Samuel Lazar (1838–1883), Australian theatre manager and mayor * Seth Lazar, Australian philosopher * Valentin Lazăr (born 1989), Romanian footballer

Fictional characters

*Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in ''

Fiddler on the Roof ''Fiddler on the Roof'' is a musical theatre, musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and musical theatre#Book musicals, book by Joseph Stein, set in the Pale of Settlement of Russian Empire, Imperial Russia in or around 19 ...

'' * Marketa Lazarová Czech novel and film * Abigail Lazar, the titular anti-villain in '' Abigail''

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