Meaning and background
The story behind Lazarus
Lazarus is a name transmitted through Latin and Greek from the Hebrew personal name Eleazar. The New Testament tells of Lazarus of Bethany, who is raised from the dead in the Gospel of John. The English three-syllable name has a long religious and literary history; its biblical story is not a literal translation into “resurrection”. The original Hebrew name’s components are connected with divine help.
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About Lazarus
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lazarus appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/læzɚəs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/læzɚəs/ · primary stress on syllable 1L AE1 Z ER0 AH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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