overwordExplorer
ENGLISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

flathe.

A flan.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fleɪð/
  1. A flan.

  2. A ray or skate (fish).

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English flathe (“flat fish”), from Old English *flaþa ("flatcake"; found only in compound flæþecomb, fleþecomb (“weaver's comb”)), from Proto-West Germanic *flaþō (“flatcake”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“broad, flat”). Cognate with Dutch vla, vlade (“baked custard, pancake”), Middle Low German vlade (“flatcake”), German Fladen (“a flatcake, cowpatty”). Related to flan.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

flathe has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

flathe studioflathe workshello, flathe

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.