Lage as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Lage

What is the meaning of the name Lage ?

The baby name Lage is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Norwegian/Swedish: /ˈlɑːɡə/ (LAH-ge),English approximation: /ˈleɪɡə/ (LAY-guh),Portuguese (surname): /ˈlaʒ(ɨ)/ (LAH-zhɨ) or /ˈla.ɡe/ (LAH-ge) depending on region.

Lage is Scandinavian, Spanish in Origin.

Lage is a Scandinavian masculine given name (also found as a surname), used chiefly in Sweden and Denmark with occasional Norwegian occurrence. Etymology is commonly linked to Old Norse/Old Swedish lag, “law; covenant; compact,” yielding a sense of “man of law” or “one bound by agreement.” In Danish tradition it can also function as a medieval pet form of the Latin Laurentius (source of Lars), which gives the alternative meaning “laurel-crowned.”

Attested in medieval charters and noble lineages, the name appears steadily across the late Middle Ages and experienced modest revival during 19th–20th‑century Nordic name revivals. Today it remains uncommon but familiar in Scandinavia, and rare elsewhere except as a German or Portuguese surname/toponym. Variants and related forms include Danish/Norwegian Lauge and Laue, and spellings such as Laage; cognate associations with “law” terms in Scandinavian languages reinforce the legal/contractual semantic field. Diminutives are unusual, and feminine counterparts are scarcely used.