Lars is a common male name in Nordic and German-speaking countries. In Sweden, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse. Lars was a popular name for boys from the 1990s onwards. Origin, Lars is derived from the Roman name "Laurentius", which means "from Laurentum" or "he who is 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. Important Lars's, Some famous people named Lars include: Lars (archbishop), Archbishop of Uppsala, Lars Knudsen, Danish researcher in cryptography, Lars Fillmore, a character in the animated movie Futurama: Bender's Big Score, Lars Frederiksen, American musician, Lars Haglund, Swedish discus thrower, Lars Hjortsberg, 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 Kleppich, Australian sailor, Lars Larson, American conservative talk radio show host, Lars Leiro, Norwegian politician, Lars Lindberg Christensen, Danish astronomer, Lars Lindstrom, the lead character of the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl, as portrayed by Ryan Gosling, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor, Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish composer and vocalist of Opeth and Bloodbath, Lars Pensjö, creator of the LPMud software, often referred to in the MUD community solely by his first name, Lars Petrus, Rubik's cube champion, Lars Porsena, Etruscan king, Lars Riedel, German discus thrower, Lars von Trier, Danish film director, Lars Umlaut, a character in the Guitar Hero series, Lars Ulrich, Danish musician, Lars Vilks, Swedish artist ...show more

Lars is a common male name in Nordic and German-speaking countries. In Sweden, people named Lars are commonly nicknamed Lasse. Lars was a popular name for boys from the 1990s onwards. Origin, Lars is derived from the Roman name "Laurentius", which means "from Laurentum" or "he who is 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. Important Lars's, Some famous people named Lars include: Lars (archbishop), Archbishop of Uppsala, Lars Knudsen, Danish researcher in cryptography, Lars Fillmore, a character in the animated movie Futurama: Bender's Big Score, Lars Frederiksen, American musician, Lars Haglund, Swedish discus thrower, Lars Hjortsberg, 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 Kleppich, Australian sailor, Lars Larson, American conservative talk radio show host, Lars Leiro, Norwegian politician, Lars Lindberg Christensen, Danish astronomer, Lars Lindstrom, the lead character of the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl, as portrayed by Ryan Gosling, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, Lars Magnus Ericsson, Swedish inventor, Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish composer and vocalist of Opeth and Bloodbath, Lars Pensjö, creator of the LPMud software, often referred to in the MUD community solely by his first name, Lars Petrus, Rubik's cube champion, Lars Porsena, Etruscan king, Lars Riedel, German discus thrower, Lars von Trier, Danish film director, Lars Umlaut, a character in the Guitar Hero series, Lars Ulrich, Danish musician, Lars Vilks, Swedish artist

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