Lars
Encyclopedia
Lars is a common male name in Nordic and German-speaking countries. In Sweden
, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse
.
", which means ”from Laurentum
” or "crowned with laurel." Lawrence
and Laurence are of the same origin.
Lars was also a common Etruscan
name, and several Etruscan kings bore it. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse
Lasse
Lasse is a common given name in the Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars.Notable people named Lasse include:*Lasse Åberg, Swedish actor, musician, film director and artist*Lasse Gjertsen, a Norwegian animator....
.
Origin
Lars is derived from the Roman name "LaurentiusLaurentius
Laurentius is a Latin-language surname and means man from Laurentum or laurelled. It can also be used as a first name .Laurentius may refer to:In Early Christianity:...
", which means ”from Laurentum
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 the Latins, before Lavinium assumed that role after the death of King Latinus...
” or "crowned with laurel." Lawrence
Lawrence (given name)
Lawrence is a male given name. Some notable persons named Lawrence are listed below:-Antarctic Explorer:* Lawrence Oates , member of the ill fated Scott expedition to the South Pole.-Christianity:...
and Laurence are of the same origin.
Lars was also a common Etruscan
Etruscan language
The Etruscan language was spoken and written by the Etruscan civilization, in what is present-day Italy, in the ancient region of Etruria and in parts of Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna...
name, and several Etruscan kings bore it. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.
People
- Lars (archbishop), Archbishop of Uppsala
- Lars FrederiksenLars FrederiksenLars Erik Frederiksen is an American guitarist and vocalist, most notably for the punk rock band Rancid, and as the frontman of Lars Frederiksen and the Bastards and The Old Firm Casuals. He was also briefly a member of the UK Subs in 1991...
, American musician - Lars HaglundLars HaglundLars Gösta Haglund ) is a retired male discus thrower from Sweden. He represented his native country at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, where he had three false tries in the preliminary round...
, Swedish discus thrower - Lars HjortsbergLars HjortsbergLars Hjortsberg was a Swedish actor. He is often called the greatest male actor in his country in the 19th century; he and Emilie Högquist are the best known Swedish actors from the first half of that century.- Biography :...
, Swedish actor - Lars Johann Yngve Lannerbäck, Swedish musician, better known as Yngwie Malmsteen
- Lars Jonsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Lars Jonsson, Swedish tennis player
- Lars KleppichLars KleppichLars Detlef Kleppich is a former sailor 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 Sailboard Class in Barcelona, Spain .-References:*...
, Australian sailor - Lars KnudsenLars KnudsenLars Ramkilde Knudsen is a Danish researcher in cryptography, particularly interested in the design and analysis of block ciphers, hash functions and message authentication codes .-Academic:...
, Danish researcher in cryptography - Lars LagerbäckLars LagerbäckLars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck is a Swedish football manager and former player, currently managing Iceland....
, Swedish football manager - Lars LarsonLars LarsonLars Larson is a conservative U.S. talk radio show host based in Oregon. Larson hosts a national talk radio show, which as of 2009 is syndicated by Compass Media Networks...
, American conservative talk radio show host - Lars LeiroLars LeiroLars Leiro 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 September 1963 he served as the Minister of Transport and Communications during the short-lived...
, Norwegian politician - Lars Lindberg ChristensenLars Lindberg ChristensenLars Lindberg Christensen is a science communicator heading the ESO education and Public Outreach Department in Munich, Germany. He is responsible for public outreach and education for the VLT, La Silla, for ESO’s part of ALMA, E-ELT and ESA’s part of the Hubble Space Telescope, the International...
, Danish astronomer - Lars Løkke RasmussenLars Løkke RasmussenLars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from April 2009 to October 2011. He is the leader of the centre-right liberal party, Venstre....
, Former Prime Minister of Denmark - Lars Magnus EricssonLars Magnus EricssonLars Magnus Ericsson was a Swedish inventor, entrepreneur and founder of telephone equipment manufacturer Ericsson ....
, Swedish inventor - Lars Mikael ÅkerfeldtMikael ÅkerfeldtLars Mikael Åkerfeldt is a Swedish musician who achieved fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of progressive death metal band Opeth as well as the lead vocalist of death metal band Bloodbath. He was the vocalist and guitarist for the band Sörskogen and the guitarist of the band Steel...
, Swedish composer and vocalist of Opeth and Bloodbath - Lars PensjöLars PensjöLars Pensjö of Sweden is the original author of the LPMud MUD engine and the LPC programming language, and is one of the founders of Genesis LPMud, notable for their part in the history of MMORPGs as well as the Pike programming language. He attended Chalmers University of Technology in...
, creator of the LPMud software, often referred to in the MUD community solely by his first name - Lars PetrusLars PetrusLars Petrus made his name as an internationally accomplished speedcuber in 1982 when he became the national champion of Sweden, and went on to finish fourth overall at the first official Rubik's Cube World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. He later published his unique method, known as the...
, Rubik's cube champion - Lars PorsenaLars PorsenaLars Porsena, in Etruscan Pursenas, was an Etruscan king known for his war against the city of Rome. He ruled over the city of Clusium...
, Etruscan king - Lars RiedelLars RiedelLars Riedel a former German discus thrower. Riedel has the sixth longest discus throw of all-time with a personal best of 71.50m....
, German discus thrower - Lars von TrierLars von TrierLars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
, Danish film director - Lars UlrichLars UlrichLars Ulrich is a Danish drummer, and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle class family. A tennis player in his youth, Ulrich moved to Los Angeles, California at age sixteen to pursue his training; though rather...
, Danish musician - Lars UnnerstallLars UnnerstallLars Unnerstall is a German football goalkeeper who plays for FC Schalke 04.-External links:* at * at transfermarkt.de...
, German footballer - Lars VilksLars VilksLars Endel Roger Vilks is a Swedish artist. He is best known for his drawings of Muhammed, prophet of Islam.- Personal background :...
, Swedish artist
Fictional characters
- Lars, a fictional character in the Adult SwimAdult SwimAdult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
television pilot Paid Programming. - Lars Fillmore, a character in the animated movie Futurama: Bender's Big Score
- Lars Lindstrom, the lead character of the 2007 film Lars and the Real GirlLars and the Real GirlLars and the Real Girl is a 2007 American-Canadian comedy-drama film written by Nancy Oliver and directed by Craig Gillespie. It stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Kelli Garner and Patricia Clarkson...
, as portrayed by Ryan Gosling - Lars Umlaut, a character in the Guitar Hero series