overwordExplorer
DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

voor.

for

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

prep/voːr/[vʊːr]
  1. for

    Ik heb een klein cadeautje voor je.
  2. before

    Ik wil nog even douchen voor het feestje.
  3. in front of

    Die auto staat altijd voor ons huis geparkeerd.
  4. for, in favor of

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vore, vor, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-West Germanic *forē, from Proto-Germanic *furai. There were originally two distinct Germanic forms, *furai and *furi, which functionally merged in most Germanic languages, including Dutch. The form derived from the former became standard in Dutch, while the latter survives as the dialectal form veur.

noun/voːr/[vʊːr]
  1. furrow

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vore, from Old Dutch *furh, from Proto-West Germanic *furh, from Proto-Germanic *furhs.

noun/voːr/[vʊːr]
  1. pro, advantage, upside, positive

    neuter · no-diminutive
    Hij overwoog het voor en tegen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vore, vor, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-West Germanic *forē, from Proto-Germanic *furai. There were originally two distinct Germanic forms, *furai and *furi, which functionally merged in most Germanic languages, including Dutch. The form derived from the former became standard in Dutch, while the latter survives as the dialectal form veur.

conj/voːr/[vʊːr]
  1. before

    informal
    Ik wil even wat zeggen voor we beginnen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vore, vor, voor, from Old Dutch fora, fore, from Proto-West Germanic *forē, from Proto-Germanic *furai. There were originally two distinct Germanic forms, *furai and *furi, which functionally merged in most Germanic languages, including Dutch. The form derived from the former became standard in Dutch, while the latter survives as the dialectal form veur.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

voor has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

voor studiovoor workshello, voor

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.