Pronunciation | Danish: [ˈlɑːs] Norwegian: [ˈlɑːʂ] Swedish: [ˈlɑːʂ] |
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Gender | Male |
Name day | August 10 |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin (homonymous Etruscan name exists) |
Meaning | "Laurel" "From Laurentum". "crowned with laurel", man from Laurentum |
Other names | |
Related names | Laurentius, Lawrence, Lauritz, Laurits, Lorenz |
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Lars means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel", and is therefore related to the name Laurence and Lauren.[ citation needed ]
A homonymous Etruscan name was borne by several Etruscan kings, and later used as a last name by the Roman Lartia family. The etymology of the Etruscan name is unknown.
Axel is a Scandinavian, German, French, and Dutch masculine given name. In Estonia, Denmark, and Norway the spelling Aksel is more common. The Finnish form of the name is Akseli. A French feminine form is Axelle.
Astrid is a given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements áss and fríðr.
Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis.
Holst and von Holst are surnames. In Denmark and Norway they are of Medieval origin, meaning Holsatian. They may refer to:
Lindström or Lindstrøm is a Scandinavian surname used in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages. In English-speaking countries, the name is commonly spelled as Lindstrom. Notable people with the surname include:
Jesper is a given name commonly believed to be of ancient Persian origin, meaning "Treasurer".
Andreas is a name usually given to males in Armenia, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland. The name derives from the Greek noun ἀνήρ anēr, with genitive ἀνδρός andros, which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runestone from the 12th century.
Lasse is a common masculine given name in Nordic countries. It is also often a nickname for people named Lars or Lauri.
Arne is a common masculine given name for males in Scandinavia. It is also a surname in England.
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name Eiríkr.
Christiansen is a Danish and Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christian. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is shared by less than 1% of the population.
ChristensenDanish pronunciation:[ˈkʰʁestn̩sn̩], is a Danish patronymic surname, literally meaning son of Christen, a sideform of Christian. The spelling variant Kristensen has identical pronunciation. Christensen is the sixth most common name in Denmark, shared by about 2% of the population. In Norway and Sweden the name can also be spelled Christenson or Kristenson.
Eric Erickson, Erik Eriksson, or similar names may refer to:
Jansson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Jan", derived from Johannes, a cognate of John. There are alternate Belgian, German, Dutch, Danish, Latvian and Norwegian spellings. Jansson is rare as a given name.
Åke is a masculine Swedish given name, possibly derived from the medieval Germanic name Anicho, derived from ano meaning "ancestor". In Sweden, May 8 is the Name day for Åke. There are variant spellings, including the Danish/Norwegian Åge or Aage. Åke is uncommon as a surname. People with the name Åke include:
The name Kai has various origins and meanings in different cultures:
Dahl or Dahle is a surname of Germanic origin. Dahl, which means valley in the North Germanic languages, is common in Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Faroe Islands. The origin of the German forms Dahl and Dahle may have been in medieval Westphalia. In Germany about 11 places are called Dahl. In the Netherlands, a suburb of the city of Nijmegen is called "Heyerdaal", in which "daal" also means "valley". Other examples are "Bloemendaal," "Rozendaal," and "Roosendaal." There are several variations as it was common to add a suffix to Dahl in order to denote the name bearer's original locale or occupation. You also find several variations of -dahl used with prefixes.
Rune is a unisex, though predominantly masculine given name derived from the Old Norse word rún, meaning "secret". It is earliest attested in a runestone as runi. It is a common name in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and popular in Belgium, where it ranked in top thirty names for baby boys in 2006 and was the tenth most popular name for boys in 2006 in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Rúni, a variant of the name, was among the ten most popular names given to baby boys in the Faroe Islands, Denmark, in 2007. In the United States, Rune is a much less common name- in 2021 there were only 35 baby boys and only 9 baby girls named Rune. Notable people with the name include:
Bengt may refer to:
Ove is a Scandinavian given name. It is derived from the Old Danish name Aghi, itself probably a diminutive of the prefix Agh-, from the Germanic *aʒ-. The name Ove is earliest attested in 1434 in Scania.