Lazarus

Where Lazarus comes from

From Late Latin Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of Biblical figures mentioned in Luke 16 and John 12, from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azár), a given name shared by various people in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped". Doublet of Eleazar.
— Wiktionary's entry for Lazarus
  • Hebrew
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1833
    Lazarus Fuchs born
    German mathematician
  2. 1882
    Debut at its peak, #943
    #943 among boys with 5 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  3. 1883
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  4. 1955
    Lazarus Chakwera born
    Malawi religious figure and politician
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Lazarus Chakwera · Malawi religious figure and politician, born 1955
  • Lazarus Fuchs · German mathematician, 1833–1902
  • Lazarus You Heung-sik · Roman Catholic cardinal from South Korea, born 1951
  • Lazarus Salii · President of Palau, 1936–1988
  • Lazarus Powell · American politician, 1812–1867

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.