Lars

See also: lars, lärs, and lårs

English

Etymology 1

From modern Scandinavian Lars.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɑː(r)z

Proper noun

Lars

  1. A male given name occasionally given to Anglophones.

Etymology 2

From Latin Lares

Proper noun

Lars (plural only)

  1. Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Laurentius in the Middle Ages. Cognate with English Laurence.

Proper noun

Lars

  1. A male given name.

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.

Faroese

Proper noun

Lars m

  1. A male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Lars: Larsson
  • daughter of Lars: Larsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Lars
Accusative Lars
Dative Larsi
Genitive Lars

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Lars in the latter half of the 20th century.

Proper noun

Lars

  1. A male given name.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Laurentius, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century. Cognate with English Laurence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑːʂ/

Proper noun

Lars

  1. A male given name.

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.

Proper noun

Lars c (genitive Lars)

  1. A male given name.

Usage notes

  • The most common first name of men born in Sweden in the 1940s and the 1950s

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.
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