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Lazarus

What does Lazarus mean?

Lazarus Pronunciation of Lazarus as a boys' name is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Lazarus is "God is my help". Biblical name: Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead. Since the Middle Ages, the name has been been used as a synonym for a leper.

STARTS WITH La-

ASSOCIATED WITH help (counsel), biblical

Variations

VARIANTS Eleazer, Lazar, Lazare, Lazarillo, Lazaro, Lazear, Lazer, Lazzaro

SEE ALSO Eleazar

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Lazarus Darius (L.D.), ..

How popular is Lazarus?

Lazarus is an unusual given name for men but a very prominent surname for all people (#7231 out of 150436, Top 5%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Lazarus reached its apex position of #1215 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is at #1222 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lazarus name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lazarus outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent alternative forms of Lazarus (#1222 IN RECENT RANKINGS) are Eleazar (#1270) and Lazaro (#1793). These forms of Lazarus were at the height of their popularity 1 year ago (ADOPTION OF 0.02%) and have remained as common to this day (ADOPTION 0.02%, 5.8% LESS).



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Lazarus, Eleazar, Lazaro in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Lazarus and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Damarcus, Damarius, Icarus, Ikarus, Jairus, Labrun, Lamar, Lamarcus, Lamario, Lamarr, Lamarre, Lars, Larue, Lavar, Macarius, Maurus, Nazarius, Taurus, Tavarous (see Tavaris) and Tevarus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Lazarus.

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