Eleazar

Where Eleazar comes from

Borrowed from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár, “God has helped”). Doublet of Lazarus.
— Wiktionary's entry for Eleazar
  • Hebrew
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,168 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1991
    Peak, #1,095
    99 babies named Eleazar — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Namesakes

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