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English word origin

Etymology of Lars

Borrowed from North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.

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Source etymology 1

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name

A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from North Germanic, from Latin Laurentius.

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Source etymology 2

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name

Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Formed within English as a plural form of lar, q.v.

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