Lars

Scandinavian from Latin Laurentius

"crowned with laurel"

Updated Fri Nov 15 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

# 560 on Nameberry

Lars Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lars Popularity

560Nameberry2024
760Unique2022
123Germany2016
48Netherlands2023
91Belgium2023
95Switzerland2023
100Slovenia2021

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Famous People Named Lars

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

Lars in Pop Culture

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
Lars Linde
seaman on the titular ship in mystery video game "Return of the Obra Dinn"