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Лазар
“leper”
Лазар (Lazar) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ukrainian, Macedonian, and Serbo-Croatian.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and Serbian and Serbo-Croatian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Lazar.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Лазар is Lazar written in Cyrillic. Lazar goes back to a word meaning “leper.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Лазар comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Λάζαρος, from Hebrew אלעזר.
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Лазар’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Лазар can be written in the Roman alphabet as Lazar. In Ukrainian usage, Лазар can be written in the Roman alphabet as Lázar. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Лазар can be written in the Roman alphabet as Lȁzār.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Лазар has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Лазар
- Joseph I of BulgariaBulgarian Exarch (1840–1915)
- Lazar MadzharovBulgarian journalist (1872-1907)
- Lazar KitanoskiMacedonian legal scholar and politician (1948-2011)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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