lars
/lˈɑɹz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.40 in modern English
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
name
Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities.
noun
Alternative form of Lares.
noun
Alternative form of lar (“Etruscan title”).
Example Sentences
- "Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who stirred worldwide controversy in 2007 with drawings depicting the prophet Mohammed with the body of a dog, was killed in a car crash near the southern town of Markaryd on Sunday, police said."
- "Dwarfish deities they had none. We are indeed told of the Lars, particularly the rural Lars, as answering to the Gothic Dwarfs; but no proofs are offered except the diminutive size of their statues."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin