Porter

See also: porter and pórter

Translingual

Proper noun

Porter

1. (planetology) a crater in Clavius, LQ26 quadrangle, Moon, Earth-Moon System, Solar System

   Synonym: Clavius B

2. (planetology) 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.
   • 2023 July 12, Brian Fung, “Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     The pixels’ use in a taxpayer context resulted in the “reckless” sharing of legally protected data that could put taxpayers at risk, according to the report by Warren and her Democratic colleagues Sens. Ron Wyden; Richard Blumenthal; Tammy Duckworth; and Sheldon Whitehouse; Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats; and Democratic Rep. Katie Porter.

   • 2025 October 8, Jay Stahl, “Katie Porter goes viral again. This time, for berating a reporter.”, in USA Today‎^[2]:

     "What do you say to the 40 percent of California voters, who you'll need in order to win, who voted for (President Donald) Trump?" Watts asked. Then Porter said, "How would I need them in order to win, ma'am?" expressing some level of disapproval with the question while letting out a laugh.

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, variant of 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.