Porter

See also: porter, and pórter

Translingual

Proper noun

Porter

1. A crater in Clavius, LQ26 quadrangle, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System

   Synonym: Clavius B

2. A crater in Thaumasia Quadrangle, Aonia Terra, Mars, Solar System

References

• Porter (lunar crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Porter (Martian crater) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Middle English Porter, from porter (“porter”),

• From Old French portier (“doorman”), from porte (“door”)
• From Old French portour (“bearer”), from porter (“to carry”)

Proper noun

Porter (countable and uncountable, plural Porters)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A unisex given name
3. A placename in the United States:
   1. A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
   2. A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
   3. A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
   4. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
   5. A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
   6. An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
   7. A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
   8. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
   9. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
   10. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
   11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
   12. Ellipsis of Porter County.
   13. Ellipsis of Porter Crater.

Derived terms

• County of Porter
• Crater Porter
• Porter County
• Porter Crater
• Porter Township
• Township of Porter

 

Descendants

• French: Porter

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 波特 (zh) (Bōtè)

• French: Porter (fr)

equivalent surname

• French: Portier (fr)

See also

• Carrier
• Courier
• Portier

 

Anagrams

• Perrot, perrot, porret, pretor, proter, report, troper

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Porter.

Proper noun

Porter ?

1. a surname, Porter, from English
   1. a surname, equivalent to French Portier

Middle English

Etymology

From porter.

Proper noun

Porter

1. a surname

Descendants

• English: Porter
• Yola: Portheare

References

• “Porter”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.