Lars
| Lars | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation |
Swedish: [ˈlɑːʂ] Danish: [ˈlɑːs] |
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Latin |
| Meaning | "crowned with laurel" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Laurentius, Lawrence, Lauritz, Laurits |
Lars is a common male name in Germanic-speaking countries, excluding Great Britain. [1]
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.[2]
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, Finnish Fields Medal recipient
- Lars Amble, Swedish actor and directorˈ
- Lars Bak, Danish computer programmer
- Lars Bender, German footballer, playing at Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga
- Lars Frederiksen, American musician
- Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer
- Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player
- Lars Grael, Brazilian sailor
- Lars Gullin, Swedish jazz saxophonist
- Lars Haglund, Swedish discus thrower
- Lars Hjortsberg, Swedish actor
- Lars Holte, Norwegian trance producer and DJ
- Lars Hörmander, Swedish mathematician and Fields Medal recipient
- 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 Mikkelsen, Danish actor
- Lars Onsager, 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, Rubik's Cube champion
- Lars Porsena, Etruscan king of Clusium
- Lars Riedel, German discus thrower
- Lars Tolumnius, Etruscan king of Veii
- Lars von Trier, Danish film director
- Lars Ulrich, Danish drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica
- Lars Unnerstall, German footballer
- Lars Vilks, 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
- 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 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
See also
References
- ↑ Mike Campbell. "Comments for the name Lasse". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
- ↑ "lawrence Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". House of Names. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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