Alternative form of Lares.
"The archaic spelling lars appears in some historical texts as an alternative form of Lares."
"Lars is helping his neighbors paint their house this weekend."
A male given name from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.
"In his study of ancient rituals, the scholar noted that lars were venerated as protective spirits within Roman homes."
Alternative form of Lares, the classical Roman household deities
The name Lars was borrowed into English through North Germanic languages and ultimately traces back to the Latin word Laurentius. It entered usage as a personal name rather than evolving directly from its original meaning in Latin.