Lars

Scandinavian from Latin Laurentius

"crowned with laurel"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

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.

# 1000 in the US

Lars Rank in US Top 1000

# 500 on Nameberry

Lars Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lars Popularity

500Nameberry2024
760Unique2022
123Germany2016
48Netherlands2023
69Belgium2022
83Switzerland2022
100Slovenia2021

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Famous People Named Lars

Lars UlrichDanish,American drummer for metal band Metallica
Lars von TrierDanish 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 KrutakAmerican anthropologist
Lars MikkelsenDanish actor
Lars Onsagerwinner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Lars Peter Hansenwinner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics
Lars Porsennaan Etruscan king that fought with the Romans at one point ca. 509 BC
Lars Vandevenson of Tia Hellebaut & Wim Vandeven
Lars Gerard Gibson (b. 2017)son of American actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson

Lars in Pop Culture

Lars Bolencharacter in "The Thing" series
Lars van der Hootencharacter in the Princess Diaries
Owen and Beru Larscharacters in the Star Wars series
Larsa character in Futurama
Larscharacter from Steven Universe
Larsthe main character in The Little Polar Bear, a children's book and TV series
Lars Lindeseaman on the titular ship in mystery video game "Return of the Obra Dinn"