Lars
Lars is the Scandinavian short form of the first name Laurentius , as a popular form there also Lasse . Regardless of this, Lars is also an Etruscan name, the etymology of which is unclear.
Origin and meaning
- Laurentius is most likely a derivation of the place name Laurentum near Rome. In contrast, the connection with the Latin word for "laurel" (laurus) is based on a folk etymology .
- Lars is the Swedish short form of the German name Lorenz, which in turn goes back to the Latin name Laurentius ("the one crowned with laurel").
Name bearer
Etruscan name
- Lars Porsenna , Etruscan King
- Lars Tolumnius , Etruscan King
- Lars Bender (* 1989), German soccer player
- Lars Berger (* 1979), Norwegian biathlete
- Lars Bock (* 1955), Danish handball player
- Lars Börgeling (* 1979), German pole vaulter
- Citizen Lars Dietrich (* 1973), German musician, comedian and actor
- Lars Edegran (* 1944), Swedish jazz musician
- Lars Eidinger (* 1976), German actor
- Lars Feld (* 1966), German professor of economic policy
- Lars Funke (* 1972), German speed skater
- Lars Gustafsson (1936–2016), Swedish writer
- Lars Haltbrekken (* 1971), Norwegian conservation activist and politician
- Lars Hansen (1869-1944), Norwegian writer
- Lars Jessen (* 1969), German director
- Lars Kaufmann (* 1982), German handball player
- Lars Klingbeil (* 1978), German politician
- Lars Koltermann (* 1972), German rowing trainer, sports official and lawyer
- Lars Korten (* 1972), German actor
- Lars Korvald (1916–2006), Norwegian Prime Minister
- Lars Koslowski (* 1971), German tennis player
- Lars Kuckherm (* 1993), German pool player
- Lars Larsen (1948–2019), Danish entrepreneur
- Lars-Erik Larsson (1908–1986), Swedish composer
- Lars Gunnar Lie (* 1938), Norwegian politician
- Lars Lönnkvist (* 1957), Swedish orienteer
- Lars Müller (* 1955), Norwegian graphic artist and publisher
- Lars Müller (* 1976), German soccer player
- Lars Müller (* 1977), German ice hockey player
- Lars Nieberg (* 1963), German show jumper
- Lars Ohly (* 1957), Swedish politician
- Lars Olsen (* 1961), Danish football player and coach
- Lars Reichow (* 1964), German cabaret artist and entertainer
- Lars Ricken (* 1976), German soccer player
- Lars Riedel (* 1967), German athlete
- Lars Harald Riiber , Norwegian pool player
- Lars Rösti (* 1998), Swiss ski racer
- Lars Schlecker (* 1971), German entrepreneur
- Lars Söderdahl (* 1964), Swedish actor
- Lars Steinhöfel (* 1986), German actor
- Lars Stindl (* 1988), German soccer player
- Lars Teutenberg (* 1970), German racing cyclist
- Lars von Trier (* 1956), Danish director
- Lars-Göran Ulander (* 1943), Swedish jazz musician, radio journalist and music producer
- Lars Ulrich (* 1963), Danish drummer
- Lars Unnerstall (* 1990), German soccer player
- Lars Vogt (* 1970), German pianist
- Lars Weström (* 1971), German actor
- Lars Windhorst (* 1976), German entrepreneur
Lars in well-known works
- Lars, the little polar bear , comic film and a series of children's books with pictures.
- The main character in the tragic comedy Lars and the Women (movie, USA 2007).