Lazar

LA-zar

Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian variation of Lazarus, Latin from Greek

"God is my helper"

Lazar Origin and Meaning

The name Lazar is a boy's name meaning "God is my helper".

With Lazarus heating up, this slimmer Eastern European form will likely see an uptick in use.

Famous People Named Lazar

• Lazar Hrebeljanović Prince of Serbia
• Lazar the Serb Orthodox monk and horologist
• Lazar Marković Serbian footballer
• Lazar Moiseyevich Kaganovich Ukrainian Soviet politician
• Lazar "El" Lissitzky Russian artist

The name Lazar in Pop Culture

• Lazar Wolf character from "Fiddler on the Roof"
• Lazar Abramowitz aka Gyp the Blood character in "Dreamland" by Kevin Baker
• Lana Arwen Lazar a female character in Michael Grant's "Gone" series