This page is historical. Follow this link for the current version.
Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Eleazar m. Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר 'God has helped'.

The name of a number of Biblical characters, one of the Maccabean martyrs, a 4th C martyr, a 5th C French saint, a 5th C Italian saint, a 9th C Byzantine saint, a 14th C Serbian prince, and a 15th C Serbian prince. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Eleazar, Lazarus.

Lazarus is the Latinized form. Most commonly, Eleazar is used to refer to the Old Testament figures, while Lazarus refers to the New Testament figure.

England
Early Modern English
1597 Eleasor StAnthonlin p. 38
France
Latin
1113 Eleazar (gen) CartNDJosaphat III; 1124 Eleazar (nom) ibid. XIII
Italy
Latin
1265x1339 Laçari (gen) BBC-Berg 442; 1376 Lazaro (abl) DouGen1 p. 115; 1527 Lazari (gen) Rome1527 p. 88
1376 Lazarini (gen) DouGen1 p. 238, Lazarino (abl) ibid. p. 17
Latvia
Latin
1292 Lazar (nom) RigSB 151
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Eleazar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2015/3/name/Eleazar.