Lars

English

Etymology

From modern Scandinavian Lars.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)z

Proper noun

Lars

1. A male given name occasionally given to Anglophones.

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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.

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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.

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Norwegian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑːʂ/

Proper noun

Lars

1. A male given name.

Related terms

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

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [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.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Laurentius. First recorded in Sweden in 1524. Cognate with English Laurence.

Proper noun

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 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån: 235 086 males with the given name Lars living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on 19 June 2011.