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English word origin

Etymology of Lazar

From Middle English [Term?], from lazare (“leper”), from Old French lazare, from Latin lazarus, from Lazarus (name of a biblical figure), from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār).

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Source etymology 1

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name

A British surname.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English [Term?], from lazare (“leper”), from Old French lazare, from Latin lazarus, from Lazarus (name of a biblical figure), from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār).

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Source etymology 2

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name

A Serbian male given name from Serbo-Croatian.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Lazar, ultimately from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār).

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These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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