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Nicknames for Lars

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scandimum87 · 12/01/2021 15:18

Nickname for Lars which isn't Larry..?
Also any other scandi names which might work with it as a middle name?
Thankyou Grin

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yorkshireeveninglost · 17/01/2021 20:34

@partyatthepalace

Ah scandi middle name

Well I like Nikolaj as above, Alexander?

Nickolaj is so beautiful :-)
Throwaway99 · 17/01/2021 20:26

Nicknames just sort of evolve don't they? I find it really odd that people choose nicknames on MN.

BertieBotts · 17/01/2021 20:22

I have a name too short to shorten. It doesn't matter :)

BertieBotts · 17/01/2021 20:19

DH vetoed Lars because "I will call him Laa-Laa".

FFS :o

partyatthepalace · 17/01/2021 20:19

Ah scandi middle name

Well I like Nikolaj as above, Alexander?

Ninkanink · 17/01/2021 20:18

You don’t need a nickname for a one syllable name.

partyatthepalace · 17/01/2021 20:17

I don’t think it needs an nn either. Why do you want one?

Do you want a scandi or more UK middle name?

I’d go for something longer eg Lars Nikolaj or Lars Alistair

badg3r · 17/01/2021 18:54

Lasse would be the nickname in Sweden. Fredrik, Johan or Oskar as middle name?

SlippersForFlippers · 17/01/2021 14:21

Lars doesn't really give a nickname, however the surname might, or it could be something completely irrelevant to his name that leads to the nickname.

yorkshireeveninglost · 17/01/2021 14:18

Anyone able to suggest a middle name which someone could put after Lars, which would give him a good nickname option?
Such as Lars Oliver? (Oli?)

Thing that sucks about Lars is that it doesn't provide a nickname.

AlwaysLatte · 13/01/2021 13:57

Lars is so short surely there wouldn't be one? I know a Lars and he's always been Lars and nothing else.

MoreLikeThis · 13/01/2021 13:57

It's a short strong name so it seems odd to want a nickname.

lemonsquashie · 13/01/2021 13:54

Not everyone has a nickname and sometimes they have one which is totally different to their actual name

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scandimum87 · 12/01/2021 18:46

@TheScurrilousFunge

Larsonist.

Or, if annoying, Larsehole.

Uh oh! Do you think kids will pick on him? It's pronounced lahz.. maybe that will help?
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TheScurrilousFunge · 12/01/2021 18:27

Larsonist.

Or, if annoying, Larsehole.

sobsanta · 12/01/2021 17:00

I don't think Lars needs a nickname. It's short, one syllable, and can't be shortened to anything.

WhatWouldYouDoWhatWouldJesusDo · 12/01/2021 16:55

@Namechangebuttercup it's pronounced Laaz

pooopypants · 12/01/2021 16:55

IMO a nickname.sory.if 'evolves' with an already short name like Lars

Also, why call your child a name if you wnst to call them something else on a daily basis? Just call them the NN, surely? I. E. Alexander / dra on their BC but call them Alex. Just name them bloody Alex.

Namechangebuttercup · 12/01/2021 16:35

Is it's LarS or LarSH (with a sort of soft, faint SH)? I've met both. Neither had a nickname though, but one certainly had to repeat his name rather more frequently than the other!

WhatWouldYouDoWhatWouldJesusDo · 12/01/2021 16:28

Regarding nicknames they can be from anywhere, my nickname growing up was Flossy or Floss (( because of my hair )) I went to school with a lad called 'leadhead' even the teachers called him it. I had no idea what his real name was until he sent me a friend request on Facebook. Grin

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 12/01/2021 16:28

My friends DS is called Lars and in the family he is called Larsey
he is a strapping +6ft tall rugby played in his 20's

But think it's short and snappy enough to not get a nn from friends

WhatWouldYouDoWhatWouldJesusDo · 12/01/2021 16:24

Lars is a fab name. I love it, we really wanted it for our DS 19 years ago but stupidly went for a 'safe' options because of reactions that with the benefit of hindsight were over the top. 🙄

What about something like Lars Torben......? It has a nice ring to it.

impressivelycunty · 12/01/2021 16:12

Orders?

PolarnOPirate · 12/01/2021 16:05

Well, yes technically, but it sounds like OP is looking for a shortening rather than an organic nickname based off the personality/escapades of the child. We have X on the birth cert but he's been Y since birth. Doesn't go down well on mumsnet but there have been precisely zero issues thus far (he's 6).

NonagonInfinityOpensTheDoor · 12/01/2021 15:57

I don’t really understand the point of forcing a nickname like this. Doesn’t matter anyway, watch Greg Davies standup about the Baghdad nickname, one random incident will trump a forced nickname anyway Grin

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