Lars
English
editPronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)z
Etymology 1
editBorrowed through North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.
Proper noun
editLars
- A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
Etymology 2
editFormed within English as a plural form of lar, q.v.
Proper noun
editLars (plural only)
- Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Veka, O., Coleman, N. L. (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. United States: University of Wisconsin Press
Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Laurentius in the Middle Ages. Cognate with English Laurence.
Proper noun
editLars
- 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
editEtymology
editBorrowed from a Scandinavian language.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLars m
- a male given name
Faroese
editProper noun
editLars m
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics
- son of Lars: Larsson
- daughter of Lars: Larsdóttir
Declension
editSingular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Lars |
Accusative | Lars |
Dative | Larsi |
Genitive | Lars |
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Lars in the latter half of the 20th century.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editLars
- a male given name
Icelandic
editProper noun
editLars m
- a male given name
Declension
editThis name is not declined.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Laurentius, first recorded in Norway in the 15th century. Cognate with English Laurence.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editLars m (definite Larsen)
- a male given name
Usage notes
editPatronymics:
- son of Lars: Larsson
- daughter of Lars: Larsdotter
Related terms
editReferences
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
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Laurentius. First recorded in Sweden in 1524. Cognate with English Laurence.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editLars 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
Related terms
editReferences
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- Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)z/1 syllable
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- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Latin
- English pluralia tantum
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- Danish given names
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɑrs
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- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch given names
- Dutch male given names
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- German terms derived from Danish
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- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German given names
- German male given names
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- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
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