Lars
Lars is a common male name in Germanic-speaking countries, excluding the Anglosphere.
| Pronunciation | Swedish: [ˈlɑːʂ] Danish: [ˈlɑːs] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin (homonymous Etruscan name exists) |
| Meaning | "crowned with laurel", man from Laurentum |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Laurentius, Lawrence, Lauritz, Laurits, Lorenz |
Origin
Lars is derived from the Roman name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.
People
- Lars (bishop), Archbishop of Uppsala
- Lars Ahlfors (1907-1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient
- Lars Amble (1939-2015), Swedish actor and director
- Lars Bak, Danish computer programmer
- Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer, playing at Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga
- Lars Christensen (1884-1964/5) American demand generation marketing leader
- Lars Frederiksen (born 1971), American musician
- Lars Frölander (born 1974), Swedish swimmer
- Lars Eilebrecht (born 1972), German Software Engineer
- Lars Eller (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
- Lars Grael (born 1964), Brazilian sailor
- Lars Gullin (1928-1976), Swedish jazz saxophonist
- Lars Haglund (born 1940), Swedish discus thrower
- Lars Peter Hansen (born 1952), American economist and Nobel laureate
- Lars Hjortsberg (1772-1843), Swedish actor
- Lars Holte (born 1966), Norwegian trance producer and DJ
- Lars Hörmander (1931-2012), Swedish mathematician and Fields Medal recipient
- Lars Iyer (born 1970), British novelist and philosopher
- Lars Jonsson (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
- Lars Jonsson (born 1970), Swedish tennis player
- Lars Kleppich (born 1967), Australian sailor
- Lars Knudsen (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography
- Lars Krutak (born 1971), American tattoo anthropologist
- Lars Lagerbäck (born 1948), Swedish football manager
- Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck (born 1963), Swedish musician, better known as Yngwie Malmsteen
- Lars Larson (born 1959), American conservative talk radio show host
- Lars Leiro (1914-2005), Norwegian politician
- Lars Lindberg Christensen (born 1970), Danish astronomer
- Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964), Former Prime Minister of Denmark
- Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846-1926), Swedish inventor
- Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (born 1974), Swedish composer and vocalist of Opeth and Bloodbath
- Lars Mikkelsen (born 1964), Danish actor
- Lars Onsager (1903-1976), Norwegian chemist and Nobel laureate
- Lars Pensjö, creator of the LPMud software, often referred to in the MUD community solely by his first name
- Lars Petrus (born 1960), Rubik's Cube champion
- Lars Porsena, Etruscan king of Clusium
- Lars Kristian Relander (1883–1942), Finnish president
- Lars Riedel (born 1967), German discus thrower
- Lars Saabye Christensen (born 1953), Norwegian author.
- Lars Skalm (born c. 1430), Finnish noble and mayor of Turku.
- Lars Tolumnius (died 437 BC), Etruscan king of Veii
- Lars von Trier (born 1956), Danish film director
- Lars Ulrich (born 1963), Danish drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica
- Lars Unnerstall (born 1990), German footballer
- Lars Vilks (born 1946), Swedish artist
Fictional characters
- Lars, a character in the Adult Swim television pilot Paid Programming
- Lars, a character in the 1979 film Scavenger Hunt, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Laramie "Lars" Barriga, a supporting character in the Steven Universe cartoon series
- Lars, a character in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode The Gamesters of Triskelion
- Lars, the unseen husband of Phyllis Lindstrom in The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Lars Alexandersson, a character in the Tekken series
- Lars Fillmore, a character in the animated movie Futurama: Bender's Big Score
- Lars Lindstrom, the lead character of the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl, as portrayed by Ryan Gosling
- Lars Rodriguez, a character in the Rocket Power TV series
- Lars Umlaut, a character in the Guitar Hero series
- Lars, the main character (a baby polar bear) in the children's book series The Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer
- Lars, a character in the 2011 film The Thing, a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name.
- Lars, a character in the 2003 film "101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure", a German artist
- Lars, a family name in the "Star Wars" film series, a matrimonial branch of the Skywalker family.
- Lars from Go Jetters
- Lars from Rated A For Awesome
References
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