Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic.
Patronymics are used, b ...
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
meaning "son of
Lars
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''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 ...
". There are various spellings. Notable people with the surname include:
Academics
* Hans Larsson (1862–1944) was a Swedish Professor of Philosophy at Lund University, Sweden
* Susanna Larsson Swedish epidemiologist at the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
Arts
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Annika Larsson Annika Larsson (born 1972 Stockholm, Sweden) is a photographer and video artist.
Larsson received a Master of Fine Arts from the Royal University College of Fine Arts, Stockholm. In 2002 she had a solo exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary A ...
, Swedish photographer and video artist
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Carl Larsson
Carl Olof Larsson (; 28 May 1853 – 22 January 1919) was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He is principally known for his watercolors of idyllic fami ...
, Swedish painter and interior designer
* Karl Larsson (artist), Swedish-American artist
Actors
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Babben Larsson
Barbro Karin Viola Westerlund Larsson (born 29October 1956), better known as Babben, is a Swedish actress and comedian.
Life and career
Babben was born in Dalhem on Gotland and is recognised by her pronounced Gotlandic dialect. Now living in ...
Ã…sa Larsson
Ã…sa Larsson is a Swedish crime-fiction writer, with her novels featuring Rebecka Martinsson. Her books and characters serve as the basis for the internationally successful TV series ''Rebecka Martinsson''. The 2007 Swedish film ''Solstorm'' w ...
, Swedish crime-writer
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Stieg Larsson
Karl Stig-Erland "Stieg" Larsson (, ; 15 August 1954 – 9 November 2004) was a Swedish writer, journalist, and far-left activist. He is best known for writing the ''Millennium'' trilogy of crime novels, which were published posthumously, sta ...
Johan Larsson (musician)
Johan Larsson (born 8 December 1974) is a Swedish bass guitarist, best known as a former member of the melodic death metal band In Flames from 1993 until 1997. He was also the original bassist of HammerFall from 1993 to 1994, quitting before the ...
(born 1974), Swedish musician
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Lars-Erik Larsson
Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson (15 May 190827 December 1986) was a Swedish composer, conductor, radio producer, and educator. He wrote three of the most popular works (each a suite) in Swedish art music: ''A Winter's Tale'' (; 1937–1938), the '' P ...
(1908–1986), Swedish composer
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Lia Larsson
Olivia Helena Julia Larsson Kind (born 14 February 2001), best known as Lia Larsson, is a Swedish singer. In 2023, Larsson guest-starred in Allsång på Skansen broadcast on SVT.
She participated in Melodifestivalen 2024
2024 was the 64 ...
(born 2001), Swedish singer
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Lisa Larsson
Lisa Larsson (born 14 February 1967) is a Swedish classical soprano singer.
Career
Larsson studied in Basel and since 1993 appeared in the ''Internationales Opernstudio'' of the Zurich Opera House under conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst, ...
(born 1967), Swedish singer
*Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 1963), Swedish singer known professionally as
Joey Tempest
Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson (born 19 August 1963), known professionally as Joey Tempest, is a Swedish musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Europe. He has written most of the band's biggest hit songs, including " The Fi ...
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Zara Larsson
Zara Maria Larsson (; born 16 December 1997) is a Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer. She first rose to prominence in 2008 after winning the Talang 2008, second season of ''Talang (Swedish TV show), Talang'', the Swedish version of the ''Got T ...
(born 1997), Swedish singer
Sports
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Adam Larsson
Nils Erik Adam Larsson (born 12 November 1992) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman and alternate captain for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected fourth overall by the New Jersey Devils in the 2011 ...
, Swedish ice hockey player
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Bo Larsson
Bo-Göran "Bosse" Larsson (5 May 1944 – 18 December 2023) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder and striker. Best remembered for his time with Malmö FF, he also represented VfB Stuttgart and Trelleborgs FF during ...
, Swedish football player
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Erik August Larsson
Erik August Larsson (12 April 1912 – 10 March 1982) was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a gold in the 18 km and a bronze in the 4 × 10 ...
, Swedish skier
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Gustav Larsson
Gustav Erik Larsson (born 20 September 1980) is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2016 for nine different teams. Larsson specialised as a time trialist, winning the Swedish National Tim ...
, Swedish cyclist
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Henrik Larsson
Edward Henrik Larsson (; born 20 September 1971) is a Swedish professional association football, football coach and former player who played many times for the Sweden men's national football team, Swedish national team. A Striker (association f ...
Johanna Larsson
Johanna Larsson (; born 17 August 1988) is a Swedish former tennis player. In her career, she won two singles and 14 doubles titles on the WTA Tour, with 13 singles and 17 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. Her career-high WTA rankin ...
, Swedish tennis player
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Magnus Larsson
Per Henrik ''Magnus'' Larsson (; born 25 March 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
Playing career
Larsson turned professional in 1989 and won his first top-level singles title at Florence in 1990. His first doubles titl ...
Markus Larsson
Markus Larsson (born 9 January 1979) is a retired Swedish alpine skier who took part in the 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Olympics.
Larsson was born in Kil, Värmland County. He won a bronze medal in the 1995 European Youth Olympic Winter ...
, Swedish alpine skier
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Pelle Larsson
Pelle Gustav Gösta Larsson (born 23 February 2001) is a Swedish professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and the Arizona Wildcats.
Early life a ...
(born 2001), Swedish basketball player
* Per Larsson, Swedish sprint canoer
* Sara Larsson, Swedish international football player
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Sebastian Larsson
Bengt Ulf Sebastian Larsson (; born 6 June 1985) is a Swedish former professional Football player, footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career at hometown club IFK Eskilstuna, Larsson was signed by Arsenal F.C., Arsenal. He made ...
, Swedish football player
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Svante Larsson
Svante Larsson (born April 23, 1955) is a former football player. He played for IFK Norrköping between 1976 and 1977. He is the father of footballer Sebastian Larsson
Bengt Ulf Sebastian Larsson (; born 6 June 1985) is a Swedish former profes ...
, Swedish football player
Politics
* Dag Larsson (born 1960), Swedish politician
* John Larsson, the 17th General of The Salvation Army
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Kjell Larsson
Kjell Larsson (26 March 1943 – 21 December 2002) was a Swedish social democrat politician. He held many positions in the social democratic party and was one of the advisors to leading Swedish social democrats, namely Olof Palme and Ingvar Carls ...
(1943–2002), Swedish politician
* Malin Larsson (born 1980), Swedish politician
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Rikard Larsson
Bo Rikard Larsson (born 1966) is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag, the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political ...
(born 1966), Swedish politician
* Virginia Larsson, Canadian politician and activist