overwordExplorer
LATIN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

fur.

thief, robber; robber bee; the Devil (personified) (Souter);

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfuːr]Classical-Latin[ˈfur]
  1. a thief

    declension-3
  2. a rogue, rascal, blackguard

    declension-3 · derogatory · especially
  3. a robber-bee, a bee that steals honey from other beehives

    broadly · declension-3
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰṓr, from the root *bʰer- (“to carry”) (see ferō). Cognate with Ancient Greek φώρ (phṓr).

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

fur has 3 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

fur studiofur workshello, fur

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.