Lazar (name)

Lazar (JPA: לִיעֶזֶר or לָעְזָר, romanized: Lāzār,  Лазарь; Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Лазар, romanized: 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 (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua) and is especially common in various Slavic languages.

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 (1859-1934), Romanian philologist
 * Lazăr Edeleanu (1861–1941), Romanian chemist
 * Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian guerilla fighter
 * Lazar Drljača (1882–1970), Yugoslav painter
 * Louis B. Mayer, born Lazar Meir (1884–1957), Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM
 * Lazar Kaganovich (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), Yugoslav politician
 * Lazar Mojsov (1920-2011), Yugoslav politician
 * Lazar Yazgur (1928–2000), Soviet painter
 * Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist
 * Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Yugoslav footballer
 * Lazar Radović (born 1937), Yugoslav 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 (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, 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 (1945–2022), 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, Hollywood agent
 * János Lázár, Hungarian politician
 * Jaryd Lazar, 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
 * Mitchell Lazar, American endocrinologist
 * Mihai Lazăr, Romanian rugby union player
 * Marc Lazar, 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, 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