Porter
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Translingual
Proper noun
Porter
- A crater in Clavius, LQ26 quadrangle, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System
- Synonym: Clavius B
- 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)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A unisex given name
- A placename in the United States:
- A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.
- A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.
- A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.
- An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.
- A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.
- An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.
- A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
- A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.
- Ellipsis of Porter County.
- Ellipsis of Porter Crater.
Derived terms
Descendants
- French: Porter
Translations
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Proper noun
Porter ?
Middle English
Etymology
From porter.
Proper noun
Porter
- a surname
Descendants
References
- “Porter”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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