overwordExplorer
DUTCH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

waard.

an innkeeper, a publican

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʋaːrt/
  1. an innkeeper, a publican

    masculine
  2. a landlord, a host

    masculine
  3. the master of the household; a husband,

    masculine · obsolete
  4. a protector, a lord

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wāert, wēert, from Old Dutch *wert, from Proto-Germanic *werduz.

noun/ʋaːrt/
  1. a holm, holme, an area surrounded by rivers or a riverine floodplain

    feminine · masculine
  2. a type of foreland, outside a local system of dikes

    feminine · masculine
  3. a dwelling mound

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wāert, wēert, wert, from Old Dutch *werith, from Proto-West Germanic *wariþ, from Proto-Germanic *wariþa-, *waruþa-.

adj/ʋaːrt/
  1. worth

    not-comparable · predicative
    Dat geld is niets waard.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch wert, wāert, from Old Dutch werth, from Proto-Germanic *werþaz.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

waard has 5 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

waard studiowaard workshello, waard

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.