Lars
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed through North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.
Proper noun edit
Lars
- A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
Etymology 2 edit
Formed within English as a plural form of lar, q.v.
Proper noun edit
Lars (plural only)
- Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities
Related terms edit
References edit
- Veka, O., Coleman, N. L. (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. United States: University of Wisconsin Press
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Laurentius in the Middle Ages. Cognate with English Laurence.
Proper noun edit
Lars
- a male given name
Related terms edit
- (male names) Lasse, Laurits, Laurids, Lauritz, Laurs, Laust
- (female names) Larsine
- (surnames) Larsen
References edit
- [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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a Scandinavian language.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lars m
- a male given name
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Lars m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Lars: Larsson
- daughter of Lars: Larsdóttir
Declension edit
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Lars |
| Accusative | Lars |
| Dative | Larsi |
| Genitive | Lars |
German edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Lars in the latter half of the 20th century.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Lars
- a male given name
Icelandic edit
Proper noun edit
Lars m
- a male given name
Declension edit
This name is not declined.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Laurentius, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century. Cognate with English Laurence.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Lars m (definite Larsen)
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics:
- son of Lars: Larsson
- daughter of Lars: Larsdotter
Related terms edit
References edit
- 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 edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Laurentius. First recorded in Sweden in 1524. Cognate with English Laurence.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Lars c (genitive Lars)
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
- The most common first name of men born in Sweden in the 1940s and the 1950s