Lazarashvili | |
Meaning: | "son of Lazarus", "son of the one whom God helps" |
Region: | Georgia |
Variant: | Lazare |
Lazarashvili is a Georgian language patronymic surname. The name consists of two parts: the suffix, "Shvili" (meaning "the child of" in Georgian); and the prefix "Lazar" (from a Jewish phrase "El Azar", which means "God Helps"), or from the masculine given name Lazarus, translated to Lazare in Georgian.[1] The meaning of Lazarshvili could be interpreted as "son of Lazarus" or "Son of the one whom God helps".