Lars

Lars
Gender Male
Origin
Word/Name Latin
Meaning “crowned with laurel”
Other names
Related names Laurentius, Lawrence

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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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. In the Homeric Greek dialect Lars or Laërtes (Like Odysseus Father) was the commander of a Pelasgian Acropolis - Larissa) (From the study of professor Anastasia Goneou Ελληνική Γλώσσα - τροφός όλων των γλωσσών Greek Language - food all languages)

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