Lars
Lars is a common male name in Nordic and German-speaking countries. In Sweden, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse.
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)
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 musician
- Lars Unnerstall, German footballer
- Lars Vilks, Swedish artist
Fictional characters
See also