Lars

See also: lars, lärs, and lårs

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z

Etymology 1

Borrowed through North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.

Proper noun

Lars

1. 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)

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

Related terms

• lar

References

• Veka, O., Coleman, N. L. (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. United States: University of Wisconsin Press

Anagrams

• ASLR

Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Lars

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (male names) Lasse, Laurits, Laurids, Lauritz, Laurs, Laust
• (female names) Larsine
• (surnames) Larsen

References

• [1] 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

• IPA^(key): /lɑrs/

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• Hyphenation: Lars
• Rhymes: -ɑrs

Proper noun

Lars m

1. a male given name

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.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Lars

1. a male given name

Icelandic

Proper noun

Lars m

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /laːrs/, /laːʂ/

Proper noun

Lars m (definite Larsen)

1. a male given name

Usage notes

In dialects which do have definite forms of given names, the definite form of Lars is Larsen. In some other dialects, while speaking about a concrete person named Lars, pronoun han is added: han Lars.

Patronymics:

• son of Lars: Larsson
• daughter of Lars: Larsdotter

Related terms

• (male given names) Lasse, Lavrans, Laurits
• (surnames) Larsen

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] 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

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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

Related terms

• (male given names) Lasse
• (surnames) Larsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån: 235 086 males with the given name Lars living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 19 June 2011.