# Lazar (name)

Lazar (JPA: לִיעֶזֶר or לָעְזָר, romanized: Lāzār, Russian: Лазарь, romanized: Lazar; Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian: Лазар, romanized: Lazar, Albanian: Llazar, Lazër) is a male given name or a surname. An abbreviation of the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר Eleazar or אֱלִיעֶזֶר‎ Eliezer meaning 'God has helped' which first appeared in Jewish Aramaic (see Lazarus and Eleazar ben Shammua). As a forename, it is more common in Slavic countries. As a surname, however, it is more common in Hungary and Romania.

## People with the given name
### Lazar

* Lazar Hrebeljanović (1329–1389), duke of Serbia 1371–1389
* Lazar of Hilandar (fl. 1404), Serbian Orthodox monk and clockbuilder
* Lazar Branković (1421–1458), Lazar's grandson and despot of Serbia 1456–1458
* Lazar Baranovych (1620–1693), Ukrainian Orthodox archbishop
* Lazar I of Armenia, head of Armenian Apostolic Church (1737–1751)
* Lázár Mészáros (1796–1858), Hungarian Minister of War
* Lazar Grünhut (1850–1913), Hungarian rabbi
* Lazăr Șăineanu (1859-1934), Romanian philologist
* Lazăr Edeleanu (1861–1941), Romanian chemist
* Lazar Kujundžić (1880–1905), Serbian guerilla fighter
* Lazar Drljača (1882–1970), Serbian painter
* Louis B. Mayer, born Lazar Meir (1884–1957), Canadian-American film executive, co-founder of MGM
* Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991), Soviet politician and Stalinist
* Lazar Kogan (1889–1939), Soviet secret police functionary
* Lazar Lyusternik (1899–1981), Soviet mathematician
* Lazar Lagin (1903–1979), Soviet satirist and children's writer
* Lazăr Sfera (1909–1992), Romanian footballer
* Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000), Serbian politician
* Lazar Mojsov (1920-2011), Serbian politician
* Lazar Yazgur (1928–2000), Soviet painter
* Lazar Berman (1930–2005), Soviet classical pianist
* Lazar Tasić (1931-2003), Serbian footballer
* Lazar Radović (born 1937), Serbian footballer
* Lazăr Comănescu (born 1949), Romanian politician
* Lazar Ristovski (born 1952), Serbian actor
* Lázár Szentes (born 1955), Hungarian footballer and coach
* Lazar Vidovic (born 1965), Australian footballer
* Lazar Popović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
* Lazar Hayward (born 1986), American basketball player
* Lazar Marković (born 1994), Serbian footballer

### Llazar

* Llazar Fundo (1899–1944), Albanian communist, journalist and writer
* Llazar Siliqi (1924–2001), Albanian poet
* Llazar Treska, Albanian politician and mayor of Tirana

## People with the surname

Slovak female form is Lazarová.
* Alexandru Lazar, Romanian footballer
* Berel Lazar (born 1964), Chief Rabbi of Russia
* Bob Lazar, American conspiracy theorist
* Chris Lazar, Canadian actor
* Costin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
* Curtis Lazar, Canadian hockey player
* David Lazar, Romanian footballer
* Ernie Lazar (1945–2022), American historical researcher
* Florin Lazăr, Romanian footballer
* Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian scholar
* Gracie Lazar, American actress
* György Lázár, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1975 to 1987
* Ilie Lazăr, Romanian politician
* Ingmar Lazar, French classical pianist
* Irving Paul Lazar ("Swifty"; 1907-1993), American Hollywood agent
* János Lázár, Hungarian politician
* Jaryd Lazar, better known as Summit1g, American internet video gamer
* John Lazar (1801–1879), Australian theatre manager and mayor
* Katarína Lazarová (1914–1995), Slovak writer and translator
* Lajos Lázár (1885–1936), Hungarian film director
* Lora Lazar, Bulgarian crime writer
* Max Lazar (born 1999), American Major League Baseball player
* Mitchell Lazar, American endocrinologist
* Mihai Lazăr, Romanian rugby union player
* Marc Lazar, French academic
* Monika Lazar (born 1967), German politician
* Ralph Lazar (born 1967), artist, illustrator and author
* Samuel Lazar (1838–1883), Australian theatre manager and mayor
* Seth Lazar, Australian philosopher
* Valentin Lazăr, Romanian footballer

## Fictional characters

* Lazar Wolf, wealthy butcher in Fiddler on the Roof
* Marketa Lazarová Czech novel and film
* Abigail Lazar, the titular anti-villain in Abigail