Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.

Origin

''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from

Laurentum Laurentum was an ancient Roman city of Latium situated between Ostia and Lavinium, on the west coast of the Italian Peninsula southwest of Rome. Roman writers regarded it as the original capital of Italy, before Lavinium assumed that role afte ...

" or "crowned with laurel". A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.

People

Lars (bishop) Lars was the name of the Archbishop of Sweden 1255–1267. Lars is a Swedish form for the Latin name Laurentius, which in English is Lawrence. This was the name Lars used as an archbishop. His birthname is unknown. Lars was recruited from the rec ...

, 13th-century Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden * Lars Kristian Abrahamsen (1855–1921), Norwegian politician * Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient * Lars Amble (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director * Lars Herminius Aquilinus, ancient Roman consul * Lars Bak (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer * Lars Bak (computer programmer) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer * Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer * Lars Christensen (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist * Lars Magnus Ericsson (1846–1926), Swedish inventor * Lars Eriksson, several people * Lars Frederiksen (born 1971), American musician * Lars Frölander (born 1974), Swedish swimmer * Lars Eilebrecht (born 1972), German software engineer * Lars Eller (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player * Lars Grael (born 1964), Brazilian sailor * Lars Gullin (1928–1976), Swedish jazz saxophonist * Lars Haglund (born 1940), Swedish discus thrower * Lars Peter Hansen (born 1952), American economist and Nobel laureate *

Lars Hjortsberg Lars Hjortsberg (22 November 1772 – 8 July 1843) was a Swedish stage actor. He belonged to the pioneer generation of elite actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre and has, alongside Emilie Högquist, been referred to as the most famous Swedish a ...

(1772–1843), Swedish actor * Lars Holte (born 1966), Norwegian trance producer and DJ * Lars Hörmander (1931–2012), Swedish mathematician and Fields Medal recipient *

Lars Isacsson Lars Isacsson or Lars Isaksson (born 1970) is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Dalarna County since September 2012. He had previously been a memb ...

(born 1970), Swedish politician * Lars Iyer (born 1970), British novelist and philosopher * Lars Jansson (cartoonist) (1926–2000), Finnish author and cartoonist * Lars Jansson (composer) (born 1951), Swedish jazz pianist and composer *

Lars Jonsson (disambiguation) Lars Jonsson or Jönsson may refer to: * Lars Jonsson (illustrator) (born 1952), ornithological illustrator * Lars Jonsson (ice hockey) (born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player *Lars Theodor Jonsson (1903–1998), Swedish cross country skier *Lars J� ...

, several people *

Lars Kleppich Lars Detlef Kleppich (born 9 August 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former windsurfer from Australia, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. He won the bronze medal in the Men's Lechner Sailboar ...

(born 1967), Australian sailor * Lars Knudsen (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography *

Lars Kragh Andersen Lars Kragh Andersen (born December 8, 1980), also known in the media as License-Lars, is a Danish anarcho-capitalist political activist, former policeman, internet troll, and YouTuber. He has on various occasions been fined, and both conditional ...

(born 1980), Danish activist * Lars Krutak (born 1971), American tattoo anthropologist * Lars Lagerbäck (born 1948), Swedish football manager * Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck (born 1963), Swedish musician, better known as Yngwie Malmsteen * Lars Larson (born 1959), American conservative talk radio show host *

Lars Leiro Lars Leiro (13 April 1914 – 22 March 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Haus. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions. From August to Sept ...

(1914–2005), Norwegian politician *

Lars Lindberg Christensen Lars Lindberg Christensen is science communicator and author of a dozen books on astronomy and science communication translated to ten languages. He had a long career at ESO and is employed by NSF's NOIRLab and the International Astronomical Uni ...

(born 1970), Danish astronomer * Lars Lönnroth (born 1935), Swedish literary scholar * Lars-Erik Lövdén (born 1950), Swedish politician *Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (born 1974), Swedish composer and vocalist of Opeth and Bloodbath * Lars Mikkelsen (born 1964), Danish actor *

Lars Nootbaar Lars Taylor-Tatsuji Nootbaar ( ja, 榎田達治, ''Enokida Tatsuji'', born September 8, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). On the international level, he represents ...

(born 1997), American baseball player * Lars Onsager (1903–1976), Norwegian chemist and Nobel laureate * Lars Pensjö, creator of the LPMud software, often referred to in the MUD community solely by his first name * Lars Petrus (born 1960), Swedish Rubik's Cube champion * Lars Porsena, Etruscan king of Clusium * Lars Løkke Rasmussen (born 1964), Prime Minister of Denmark, 2009 to 2011 and 2015 to 2019 *

Lars Kristian Relander Lauri Kristian Relander (, ; 31 May 1883 – 9 February 1942) was the second president of Finland (1925–1931). A prominent member of the Agrarian League, he served as a member of Parliament, and as Speaker, before his election as President. ...

(1883–1942), Finnish president * Lars Riedel (born 1967), German discus thrower *

Lars Rainer Rüetschi Lars Rainer Rüetschi (born March 24, 1977) is a Swiss fusion guitarist, composer, and producer. He has collaborated with many notable musicians and Grammy Award winners, including Donny McCaslin, Mark Soskin, Paul Brown, and Bob Glaub. He is als ...

(born 1977), Swiss musician *

Lars Saabye Christensen Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian/Danish author. Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major rol ...

(born 1953), Norwegian author * Lars Skalm (born c. 1430), Finnish noble and mayor of Turku *

Lars Spuybroek Lars Matthias M. Spuybroek (born September 16, 1959, Rotterdam) is a Dutch architect and theorist who lives and works in Atlanta, where he is a professor of architecture. Education Born in Vreewijk in the south of Rotterdam, he spent most of ...

(born 1959), Dutch architect *

Lars Stjernkvist Lars Stjernkvist (born 1955) is a Swedish politician and journalist. He served as the secretary general of the Swedish Social Democratic Party between 1982 and 1992. He also served at the Parliament from 1991 and 1998. Biography Stjernkvist was ...

(born 1955), Swedish politician and journalist * Lars Tolumnius (died 437 BC), Etruscan king of Veii * Lars von Trier (born 1956), Danish film director *

Lars Ulrich Lars Ulrich (; ; born 26 December 1963) is a Danish musician best known as the drummer and co-founder of American heavy metal band Metallica. The son and grandson respectively of tennis players Torben and Einer Ulrich, he played tennis in his ...

(born 1963), Danish drummer for the heavy metal band Metallica * Lars Unnerstall (born 1990), German footballer * Lars Vilks (1946–2021), Swedish artist * Lars Wegendal (born 1949), Swedish politician

Fictional characters

* Lars, the

Go Jetters ''Go Jetters'' is a British 3D animated television series, airing on CBeebies and is also available on BBC iPlayer. A geography-based programme, it was commissioned by CBeebies controller Kay Benbow and is a co-production of CBeebies In-house ...

' expert mechanic. * Lars, in the

Adult Swim Adult Swim (AS; stylized as

dult swim Dult is a village in Batala in Gurdaspur district of Punjab State, India. It is located from sub district headquarter, from district headquarter and from Sri Hargobindpur. The village is administrated by Sarpanch an elected representati ...

and often abbreviated as s is an American adult-oriented night-time cable television Television channel, channel that shares channel space with the basic cable network Cartoon Network and is programme ...

television pilot '' Paid Programming'' * Lars, in the 1979 film '' Scavenger Hunt'', played by

Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian and American actor, film producer, businessman, retired professional bodybuilder and politician who served as the 38th governor of California between 2003 and 2011. ''Time'' ...

* Laramie "Lars" Barriga, a supporting character in the '' Steven Universe'' cartoon series * Lars, in the '' Star Trek: The Original Series'' episode ''

The Gamesters of Triskelion "The Gamesters of Triskelion" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek''. Written by Margaret Armen and directed by Gene Nelson, it was first broadcast January 5, 1968. In the ep ...

'' * Lars, the unseen husband of Phyllis Lindstrom in '' The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' * Lars Alexandersson, in the

Tekken series is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series ...

* Lars Fillmore, in the animated movie '' Futurama: Bender's Big Score'' * Lars Lindstrom, the lead character of the 2007 film '' Lars and the Real Girl'', portrayed by Ryan Gosling * Lars Rodriguez, in the ''

Rocket Power ''Rocket Power'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky and Gábor Csupó, the creators of ''Rugrats''. The series aired on Nickelodeon from August 16, 1999 to July 30, 2004. Premise ''Rocket Power'' revolves around t ...

'' TV series * Lars Umlaut, in the Guitar Hero series * Lars, the main character (a baby polar bear) in the children's book series '' The Little Polar Bear'' by Hans de Beer * Lars, in the 2011 film '' The Thing'', a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name * Lars, in the 2003 film " 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure", a German artist * Lars, a family name in the "

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

" film series, a matrimonial branch of the Skywalker family

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