Gard (Slavic toponymy)

Gard or Gord (archaeology). A Slavic term for "town", "city" or "castle." It is of Pomeranian origin and is in use in the contemporary Kashubian language. It has survived in such Pomeranian geographical names as:


 * Stargard in West Pomerania
 * Starogard Gdański in Eastern Pomerania
 * Nowogard in West Pomerania
 * Białogard in West Pomerania