Baar

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginMiddle Dutch bāer ← Old Dutch *bar →
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Meanings

proper nounBaar (plural Baars)

plural Baars

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Dutch*bar
  2. Middle Dutchbāer
  3. EnglishBaar

* As a German surname, variant of Bahr, or from the placenames Baar, Swabia or Baar, Rhineland-Palatinate. * As a Dutch surname (Van Baar), from the placename Baar, a village near Angerlo or the hamlet near Wehl, both in Gelderland province. * Also as a Dutch surname (De Baar), from the rare adjective baar (“bare”), from Middle Dutch bāer, from Old Dutch *bar. * As a Czech surname, short form of Bartoloměj. Compare Bartholomew.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Baar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baar

MLA

“Baar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baar.

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