# Lars
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{{Infobox name
| name = Lars
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| pronunciation =
{{IPA
|da
|ˈlɑːs
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{{IPA
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|ˈlaʁs
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|ˈlaːs
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{{IPA
|no
|ˈlɑːʂ
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{{IPA
|sv
|ˈlɑːʂ
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| name day = August 10
| gender = [Male](/source/Male)
| meaning = "Laurel" "From Laurentum". "crowned with [laurel](/source/Laurus_nobilis)", man from [Laurentum](/source/Laurentum)
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| origin = [Latin](/source/Latin) (homonymous [Etruscan](/source/Etruscan_language) name exists)
| related names = [Laurentius](/source/Laurentius_(disambiguation)), [Lawrence](/source/Lawrence_(given_name)), [Lauritz](/source/Lauritz), [Laurits](/source/Laurits), [Lorenz](/source/Lorenz)
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'''Lars''' is a common male name in [Scandinavia](/source/Scandinavia)n countries and [Germany](/source/Germany).
==Origin==
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name [Laurentius](/source/Laurentius_(disambiguation)), which means "from [Laurentum](/source/Laurentum)" or "crowned with [laurel](/source/Laurus_nobilis)", and is therefore related to the names [Laurence](/source/Laurence) and [Lauren](/source/Lauren).{{Fact|date=February 2020|reason=For "crowned with laurel"}}
A [homonym](/source/homonym)ous [Etruscan](/source/Etruscan_language) name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman [Lartia family](/source/Lartia_gens). The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.
==Notable people==
* {{ill|Lars I (bishop of Linköping)|lt=Lars I|sv|Lars (biskop)}}, [bishop of Linköping](/source/bishop_of_Link%C3%B6ping) (1236–1258)
* {{ill|Lars Albrektsson|lt=Lars II|sv}}, bishop of Linköping (1292–1307)
* [Lars (archbishop of Uppsala)](/source/Lars_(archbishop_of_Uppsala)) (1255–1267)
* [Lars Kristian Abrahamsen](/source/Lars_Kristian_Abrahamsen) (1855–1921), Norwegian politician
* [Lars Ahlfors](/source/Lars_Ahlfors) (1907–1996), Finnish Fields Medal recipient
* [Lars Amble](/source/Lars_Amble) (1939–2015), Swedish actor and director
* [Lars Herminius Aquilinus](/source/Lars_Herminius_Aquilinus), ancient Roman consul
* [Lars Bak](/source/Lars_Bak) (born 1980), Danish road bicycle racer
* [Lars Bak (computer programmer)](/source/Lars_Bak_(computer_programmer)) (born 1965), Danish computer programmer
* [Lars Beckman](/source/Lars_Beckman) (born 1967), Swedish politician
* [Lars Bender](/source/Lars_Bender) (born 1989), German footballer
* {{anbl|Lars Blixt (footballer, born 1965)}}
* {{anbl|Lars Blixt (footballer, born 1976)}}
* [Lars Christensen](/source/Lars_Christensen) (1884–1965), Norwegian shipowner, whaling magnate and philanthropist
* [Lars Ditlev](/source/Lars_Ditlev) (1951–2021), Danish-American football player
* [Lars Magnus Ericsson](/source/Lars_Magnus_Ericsson) (1846–1926), Swedish inventor
* [Lars Eriksson (disambiguation)](/source/Lars_Eriksson_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Lars Frederiksen](/source/Lars_Frederiksen) (born 1971), American musician
* [Lars Frölander](/source/Lars_Fr%C3%B6lander) (born 1974), Swedish swimmer
* [Lars Eilebrecht](/source/Lars_Eilebrecht) (born 1972), German software engineer
* [Lars Eller](/source/Lars_Eller) (born 1989), Danish ice hockey player
* [Lars Engsund](/source/Lars_Engsund) (born 1968), Swedish politician
* [Lars Grael](/source/Lars_Grael) (born 1964), Brazilian sailor
* [Lars Gullin](/source/Lars_Gullin) (1928–1976), Swedish jazz saxophonist
* [Lars Haglund](/source/Lars_Haglund) (born 1940), Swedish discus thrower
* [Lars Hedström](/source/Lars_Hedstr%C3%B6m) (1919–2004), Swedish diplomat
* [Lars Jorgensen](/source/Lars_Jorgensen) (born 1970), American swimmer and college coach
* [Lars Peter Hansen](/source/Lars_Peter_Hansen) (born 1952), American economist and Nobel laureate
* [Lars Hegaard](/source/Lars_Hegaard) (born 1950), Danish composer and guitarist
* [Lars Heggen](/source/Lars_Heggen) (born 2005), Norwegian cross-country skier
* [Lars Hjortsberg](/source/Lars_Hjortsberg) (1772–1843), Swedish actor
* [Lars Holte](/source/Lars_Holte) (born 1966), Norwegian trance producer and DJ
* [Lars Hörmander](/source/Lars_H%C3%B6rmander) (1931–2012), Swedish mathematician and Fields Medal recipient
* [Lars Isacsson](/source/Lars_Isacsson) (born 1970), Swedish politician
* [Lars Iyer](/source/Lars_Iyer) (born 1970), British novelist and philosopher
* [Lars Jansson (cartoonist)](/source/Lars_Jansson_(cartoonist)) (1926–2000), Finnish author and cartoonist
* [Lars Jansson (composer)](/source/Lars_Jansson_(composer)) (born 1951), Swedish jazz pianist and composer
* [Lars Jonsson (disambiguation)](/source/Lars_Jonsson_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Lars Kleppich](/source/Lars_Kleppich) (born 1967), Australian sailor
* [Lars Klingbeil](/source/Lars_Klingbeil) (born 1978), German politician
* [Lars Knudsen](/source/Lars_Ramkilde_Knudsen) (born 1962), Danish researcher in cryptography
* [Lars Kragh Andersen](/source/Lars_Kragh_Andersen) (born 1980), Danish activist
* [Lars Krutak](/source/Lars_Krutak) (born 1971), American tattoo anthropologist
* [Lars Kuppi](/source/Lars_Kuppi) (born 1971), German politician
* [Lars Lagerbäck](/source/Lars_Lagerb%C3%A4ck) (born 1948), Swedish football manager
* [Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck](/source/Yngwie_Malmsteen) (born 1963), Swedish musician, better known as Yngwie Malmsteen
* [Lars Larsen (disambiguation)](/source/Lars_Larsen_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Lars Larson](/source/Lars_Larson) (born 1959), American conservative talk radio show host
* Lars Larsson Molin, known as [Lasse-Maja](/source/Lasse-Maja) (1785–1845), Swedish thief and memoirist
* [Lars Leiro](/source/Lars_Leiro) (1914–2005), Norwegian politician
* [Lars Lindberg Christensen](/source/Lars_Lindberg_Christensen) (born 1970), Danish astronomer
* [Lars Lönnroth](/source/Lars_L%C3%B6nnroth) (born 1935), Swedish literary scholar
* [Lars-Erik Lövdén](/source/Lars-Erik_L%C3%B6vd%C3%A9n) (born 1950), Swedish politician
* Lars [Mikael Åkerfeldt](/source/Mikael_%C3%85kerfeldt) (born 1974), Swedish composer and vocalist of [Opeth](/source/Opeth) and [Bloodbath](/source/Bloodbath)
* [Lars Mikkelsen](/source/Lars_Mikkelsen) (born 1964), Danish actor
* [Lars Mittank](/source/Lars_Mittank) (born 1986), German man who disappeared in 2014
* [Lars Monsen](/source/Lars_Monsen) (born 1963), Norwegian adventurer and journalist
* [Lars Nootbaar](/source/Lars_Nootbaar) (born 1997), American baseball player
* [Lars Olsen (disambiguation)](/source/Lars_Olsen_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Lars Onsager](/source/Lars_Onsager) (1903–1976), Norwegian chemist and Nobel laureate
* [Lars Pensjö](/source/Lars_Pensj%C3%B6), creator of the LPMud software
* [Lars Petrus](/source/Lars_Petrus) (born 1960), Swedish Rubik's Cube champion
* [Lars Porsena](/source/Lars_Porsena), Etruscan king of Clusium
* [Lars Püss](/source/Lars_P%C3%BCss) (born 1966), Swedish politician
* [Lars Løkke Rasmussen](/source/Lars_L%C3%B8kke_Rasmussen) (born 1964), Prime Minister of Denmark, 2009 to 2011 and 2015 to 2019
* [Lars Kristian Relander](/source/Lars_Kristian_Relander) (1883–1942), Finnish president
* [Lars Rem](/source/Lars_Rem) (born 1966), Norwegian politician
* [Lars Riedel](/source/Lars_Riedel) (born 1967), German discus thrower
* [Lars Rainer Rüetschi](/source/Lars_Rainer_R%C3%BCetschi) (born 1977), Swiss musician
* [Lars Saabye Christensen](/source/Lars_Saabye_Christensen) (born 1953), Norwegian author
* [Lars Schütze](/source/Lars_Sch%C3%BCtze) (born 1974), German politician
* [Lars Sigmundstad](/source/Lars_Sigmundstad) (born 1943), Norwegian politician
* [Lars Skalm](/source/Lars_Skalm) (born c. 1430), Finnish noble and mayor of Turku
* [Lars Spuybroek](/source/Lars_Spuybroek) (born 1959), Dutch architect
* [Lars Stjernkvist](/source/Lars_Stjernkvist) (born 1955), Swedish politician and journalist
* [Lars Tolumnius](/source/Lars_Tolumnius) (died 437 BC), Etruscan king of Veii
* [Lars Troell](/source/Lars_Troell) (1916–1998), Swedish surgeon
* [Lars von Trier](/source/Lars_von_Trier) (born 1956), Danish film director
* [Lars Ulrich](/source/Lars_Ulrich) (born 1963), Danish drummer for the heavy metal band [Metallica](/source/Metallica)
* [Lars Unnerstall](/source/Lars_Unnerstall) (born 1990), German footballer
* {{anbl|Lars Vikør}}
* [Lars Vilks](/source/Lars_Vilks) (1946–2021), Swedish artist
* [Lars Wegendal](/source/Lars_Wegendal) (born 1949), Swedish politician
==Fictional characters==
* Lars, the [Go Jetters](/source/Go_Jetters)' expert mechanic
* Lars, in the [Adult Swim](/source/Adult_Swim) television pilot ''[Paid Programming](/source/Paid_Programming_(TV_pilot))''
* Lars, in the 1979 film ''[Scavenger Hunt](/source/Scavenger_Hunt)'', played by [Arnold Schwarzenegger](/source/Arnold_Schwarzenegger)
* Laramie "Lars" Barriga, a supporting character in the ''[Steven Universe](/source/Steven_Universe)'' cartoon series
* Lars, in the ''[Star Trek: The Original Series](/source/Star_Trek%3A_The_Original_Series)'' episode ''[The Gamesters of Triskelion](/source/The_Gamesters_of_Triskelion)''
* Lars, the unseen husband of [Phyllis Lindstrom](/source/Phyllis_Lindstrom) in ''[The Mary Tyler Moore Show](/source/The_Mary_Tyler_Moore_Show)''
* [Lars Alexandersson](/source/Lars_Alexandersson), in the [Tekken](/source/Tekken) series
* Lars Fillmore, in the animated movie ''[Futurama: Bender's Big Score](/source/Futurama%3A_Bender's_Big_Score)''
* Lars Lindstrom, the lead character of the 2007 film ''[Lars and the Real Girl](/source/Lars_and_the_Real_Girl)'', portrayed by Ryan Gosling
* Dr. Lars Pinfield, in the 2024 film [Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire](/source/Ghostbusters%3A_Frozen_Empire), portrayed by [James Acaster](/source/James_Acaster)
* Lars Rodriguez, in the ''[Rocket Power](/source/Rocket_Power)'' TV series
* Lars Umlaut, in the [Guitar Hero](/source/Guitar_Hero) series
* Lars, the main character (a baby polar bear) in the children's book series ''[The Little Polar Bear](/source/The_Little_Polar_Bear)'' by Hans de Beer
* Lars, in the 2011 film ''[The Thing](/source/The_Thing_(2011_film))'', a prequel to the 1982 [film of the same name](/source/The_Thing_(1982_film))
* Lars, in the 2003 film "[101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure](/source/101_Dalmatians_II%3A_Patch's_London_Adventure)", a German artist
* Lars, a family name in the "[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars)" film series, a matrimonial branch of the [Skywalker family](/source/Skywalker_family)
==See also==
* [Lares](/source/Lares)
* [LARS (disambiguation)](/source/LARS_(disambiguation))
* [Lasse](/source/Lasse)
==References==
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Category:Masculine given names
Category:Estonian masculine given names
Category:Scandinavian masculine given names
Category:Danish masculine given names
Category:Faroese masculine given names
Category:Swedish masculine given names
Category:Norwegian masculine given names
Category:German masculine given names
Category:Dutch masculine given names
Category:Swiss masculine given names
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