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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed through North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.
Proper noun
Lars
- A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
Etymology 2
Formed within English as a plural form of lar, q.v.
Proper noun
Lars (plural only)
- Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities
Related terms
References
- Veka, O., Coleman, N. L. (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. United States: University of Wisconsin Press
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Latin Laurentius in the Middle Ages. Cognate with English Laurence.
Proper noun
Lars
- a male given name
Related terms
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 60 014 males with the given nameLars have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from a Scandinavian language.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lars m
- a male given name
Faroese
Proper noun
Lars m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Lars: Larsson
- daughter of Lars: Larsdóttir
Declension
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Lars
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Lars
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Lars in the latter half of the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lars
- a male given name
Icelandic
Proper noun
Lars m
- a male given name
Declension
This name is not declined.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin Laurentius, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century. Cognate with English Laurence.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lars m (definite Larsen)
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics:
Related terms
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 30 381 males with the given name Lars living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century and a minor peak in the 1970s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin Laurentius. First recorded in Sweden in 1524. Cognate with English Laurence.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lars c (genitive Lars)
- a male given name
Usage notes
- The most common first name of men born in Sweden in the 1940s and the 1950s
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- Statistiska centralbyrån: 235 086 males with the given name Lars living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 19 June 2011.