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Gender: Male Meaning of Lars: "crowned with laurel" Origin of Lars: Scandinavian from Latin Laurentius

Lars Origin and Meaning

The name Lars is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "crowned with laurel".

Lars is a perfect candidate for a cross-cultural passport: it has been heard often enough here to sound familiar and friendly, yet retains the charisma of a charming foreigner.

In this country Lars has been particularly associated with two Danes--Metallica's Lars Ulrich and film director Lars von Trier. In the 2007 movie Lars and the Real Girl, protagonist Lars Lindstrom was played by Ryan Gosling.

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Famous People Named Lars

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Lars Ulrich, Danish-American drummer for metal band Metallica
Lars von Trier, Danish film director
Lars Erik Frederiksen (born Lars Everett Dapello), Danish-American guitarist/vocalist for punk band Rancid as well as Lars and The Bastards
Lars Krutak, American anthropologist
Lars Mikkelsen, Danish actor
Lars Onsager, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Lars Peter Hansen, winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Lars Porsenna, an Etruscan king that fought with the Romans at one point ca. 509 BC
Lars Vandeven, son of Tia Hellebaut & Wim Vandeven
Lars Gerard Gibson (b. 2017), son of American actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson

Pop Culture References for the name Lars

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Lars Bolen, character in "The Thing" series
Lars van der Hooten, character in the Princess Diaries
Owen and Beru Lars, characters in the Star Wars series
Lars, a character in Futurama
Lars, character from Steven Universe
Lars, the main character in The Little Polar Bear, a children's book and TV series

Nicknames & Variations for Lars

Laris, Larris, Larse, Larsen, Larson, Larsson, Larz, Lasse, Laurans, Laurits, Lavrans, Lorens

Comments

Kittylove Says:

2018-02-15T02:46:32

I used this name for a surfer dude on a story that I wrote years ago, and now I can’t stop seeing it as a perfect name for a surfer guy character.

EW314 Says:

2016-02-03T09:56:04

Love the spare, simple sound of this name, and the connection to director Von Trier.

maibritt Says:

2016-01-29T13:38:58

it is also used in Germany. Here it is pronounced with a normal s at the end. Like indiefendi2 said it rhymes with Mars. Also because the "a" is longish.

indiefendi2 Says:

2015-10-09T02:00:31

If you pronounce it the Swedish way it rhymes with marsh, if you pronounce it the Danish way it rhymes with Mars. Either way it's growing on me. I even think Larsie is very cute for a girl. 😋