Given name & surname

Lazăr

Lazăr is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Romanian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Lazăr comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος.

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Lazăr’s family of names

In Romanian usage, Lazăr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Lazarus.

Walk Lazăr’s family in the name graph

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Lazăr

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Ancient Greek

Laari

Laari is a surname from Russian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Finnish.

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Ancient Greek

Lleshdër

Lleshdër is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Albanian.

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Ancient Greek

Leuter

“liberator”

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Ancient Greek

Lukáš

“man from Lucania”

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Ancient Greek

Lùcas

“man from Lucania”

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Ancient Greek

Llocayo

Llocayo is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Asturian.

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Ancient Greek

Loijas

Loijas is a surname, possibly from Byzantine Greek. It is used in Finnish.

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Sanskrit

Lămășanu

Lămășanu is a surname, probably from Byzantine Greek, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Romanian.

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Sibling ideas

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