Lasse

See also: lasse, lassé, lâssé, Lásse, and -lasse

Danish

Etymology

Diminutive of Lars, taken to regular use as a formal given name in the 20th century.

Proper noun

Lasse

1. a male given name

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 15 986 males with the given name Lasse have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Finnish

Etymology

Swedish style variant of Lassi, diminutive of Lauri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑsːe/, [ˈlɑ̝s̠ːe̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːe
• Syllabification^(key): Las‧se
• Hyphenation^(key): Las‧se

Proper noun

Lasse

1. a male given name from Latin
   • 1982, Orvokki Autio, Kotipesä, Gummerus, →ISBN, page 14:

     ―Vai Aatoksen sinä sen poikasi nimeksi pistit, oli Ilmi sanonut ja pannut silmänsä kiinni.
     —Lauri se on, Lasseksi sanotahan, oli Armi sanonut. ―Aatos on toinen nimi.

     So Aatos is what you chose to name your son, Ilmi had said and closed her eyes.
     —He's Lauri, but we call him Lasse, Armi had said. —Aatos is his middle name.

   • 2019, Anja Portin, Muistokirjoitus, S&S, →ISBN, page 127:

     Nimet ovat liian samanlaiset, liian lähellä toisiaan. Lasse ja Laura. Melkein kuin Lassi ja Leevi tai Liinu ja Tiinu. Olisi helpompaa, jos huulipunanaisen nimi olisi Sinikka tai Paula. Tai joku Hannele. Lasse ja Sinikka ei kuulostaisi yhtä tyhmältä kuin Lasse ja Laura.

     The names are too similar, too close to each other. Lasse and Laura. Almost like Lassi and Leevi or Liinu and Tinnu. It'd be easier if that lipsticked woman was named Sinikka or Paula. Or like Hannele. Lasse and Sinikka wouldn't sound as stupid as Lasse and Laura.

Declension

Inflection of Lasse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)
nominative		Lasse	Lasset
genitive		Lassen	Lassejen
partitive		Lassea	Lasseja
illative		Lasseen	Lasseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lasse	Lasset
accusative	nom.	Lasse	Lasset
	gen.	Lassen
genitive		Lassen	Lassejen Lassein rare
partitive		Lassea	Lasseja
inessive		Lassessa	Lasseissa
elative		Lassesta	Lasseista
illative		Lasseen	Lasseihin
adessive		Lassella	Lasseilla
ablative		Lasselta	Lasseilta
allative		Lasselle	Lasseille
essive		Lassena	Lasseina
translative		Lasseksi	Lasseiksi
abessive		Lassetta	Lasseitta
instructive		—	Lassein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lasse (Kotus type 8/nalle, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lasseni Lasseni accusative nom. Lasseni Lasseni gen. Lasseni genitive Lasseni Lassejeni Lasseini rare partitive Lasseani Lassejani inessive Lassessani Lasseissani elative Lassestani Lasseistani illative Lasseeni Lasseihini adessive Lassellani Lasseillani ablative Lasseltani Lasseiltani allative Lasselleni Lasseilleni essive Lassenani Lasseinani translative Lassekseni Lasseikseni abessive Lassettani Lasseittani instructive — — comitative — Lasseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lassesi Lassesi accusative nom. Lassesi Lassesi gen. Lassesi genitive Lassesi Lassejesi Lasseisi rare partitive Lasseasi Lassejasi inessive Lassessasi Lasseissasi elative Lassestasi Lasseistasi illative Lasseesi Lasseihisi adessive Lassellasi Lasseillasi ablative Lasseltasi Lasseiltasi allative Lassellesi Lasseillesi essive Lassenasi Lasseinasi translative Lasseksesi Lasseiksesi abessive Lassettasi Lasseittasi instructive — — comitative — Lasseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lassemme Lassemme accusative nom. Lassemme Lassemme gen. Lassemme genitive Lassemme Lassejemme Lasseimme rare partitive Lasseamme Lassejamme inessive Lassessamme Lasseissamme elative Lassestamme Lasseistamme illative Lasseemme Lasseihimme adessive Lassellamme Lasseillamme ablative Lasseltamme Lasseiltamme allative Lassellemme Lasseillemme essive Lassenamme Lasseinamme translative Lasseksemme Lasseiksemme abessive Lassettamme Lasseittamme instructive — — comitative — Lasseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lassenne Lassenne accusative nom. Lassenne Lassenne gen. Lassenne genitive Lassenne Lassejenne Lasseinne rare partitive Lasseanne Lassejanne inessive Lassessanne Lasseissanne elative Lassestanne Lasseistanne illative Lasseenne Lasseihinne adessive Lassellanne Lasseillanne ablative Lasseltanne Lasseiltanne allative Lassellenne Lasseillenne essive Lassenanne Lasseinanne translative Lasseksenne Lasseiksenne abessive Lassettanne Lasseittanne instructive — — comitative — Lasseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lassensa Lassensa accusative nom. Lassensa Lassensa gen. Lassensa genitive Lassensa Lassejensa Lasseinsa rare partitive Lasseaan Lasseansa Lassejaan Lassejansa inessive Lassessaan Lassessansa Lasseissaan Lasseissansa elative Lassestaan Lassestansa Lasseistaan Lasseistansa illative Lasseensa Lasseihinsa adessive Lassellaan Lassellansa Lasseillaan Lasseillansa ablative Lasseltaan Lasseltansa Lasseiltaan Lasseiltansa allative Lasselleen Lassellensa Lasseilleen Lasseillensa essive Lassenaan Lassenansa Lasseinaan Lasseinansa translative Lassekseen Lasseksensa Lasseikseen Lasseiksensa abessive Lassettaan Lassettansa Lasseittaan Lasseittansa instructive — — comitative — Lasseineen Lasseinensa

Statistics

• Lasse is the 88^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 7,966 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,614 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlasə/

Noun

Lasse m

1. plural of Lass

Norwegian

Etymology

Medieval diminutive of Lars and of other Norwegian cognates of the English Laurence.

Proper noun

Lasse

1. a male given name

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlasə/, [ˈlasːə]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Lasse c (genitive Lasses)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Lars, less often recorded as an official name