Lars
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| Lars | |
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| Gender | Male |
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| Word/Name | Latin |
| Meaning | “crowned with laurel” |
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| Related names | Laurentius, Lawrence |
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Lars is a common male name in Nordic and German-speaking countries. In Sweden, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse.
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[edit] Origin
Lars is derived from the Roman name "Laurentius", which means ”from Laurentum” or "crowned with laurel." Lawrence and Laurence are of the same origin.
Lars was also a common Etruscan name, and several Etruscan kings bore it. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.
[edit] People
- Lars (archbishop), Archbishop of Uppsala
- Lars Frederiksen, American musician
- Lars Haglund, Swedish discus thrower
- Lars Hjortsberg, Swedish actor
- Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, Swedish musician, better known as Yngwie Malmsteen
- Lars Jonsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Lars Jonsson, Swedish tennis player
- Lars Kleppich, Australian sailor
- Lars Knudsen, Danish researcher in cryptography
- Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish football manager
- Lars Larson, American conservative talk radio show host
- Lars Leiro, Norwegian politician
- Lars Lindberg Christensen, Danish astronomer
- Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Former Prime Minister of Denmark
- Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor
- Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish composer and vocalist of Opeth and Bloodbath
- Lars Pensjö, creator of the LPMud software, often referred to in the MUD community solely by his first name
- Lars Petrus, Rubik's cube champion
- Lars Porsena, Etruscan king
- Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
- Lars von Trier, Danish film director
- Lars Ulrich, Danish drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica
- Lars Unnerstall, German footballer
- Lars Vilks, Swedish artist
[edit] Fictional characters
- Lars, a fictional character in the Adult Swim television pilot Paid Programming.
- 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 Umlaut, a character in the Guitar Hero series
- Lars Alexandersson, a character in the Tekken series
