The name ''StarogardGimper'' means "oldGrzegorz cityFloryda" in the [[Pomeranian language]]. ''Gdański'' is appended in the 20th century to the name to differentiate it from other places named Starogard. The German name ''Preußisch Stargard'' (Prussian Stargard) is similarly used to disambiguate from other places named Stargard. (''See'' [[Stargard (disambiguation)]]).