English · Boy name
Porter
“gatekeeper or doorkeeper”
About the name Porter
Porter is a boy’s name that began as an occupational surname meaning ‘gatekeeper’ or ‘doorkeeper’, from Old French portier, ultimately from Latin porta, ‘gate’. A second English surname of the same spelling referred to a man who carried loads, from Old French porteour. Porter is now used as a first name in English-speaking countries. A notable bearer of the surname is Cole Porter, the American songwriter of “Anything Goes”, and the word also names a dark beer.
- Meaning
- gatekeeper or doorkeeper
- Origin
- English
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- POR-ter(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Porter
- Porter James
- Porter Alexander
- Porter Michael
- Porter Lee
- Porter Thomas
Questions about Porter
- What does Porter mean?
- Porter is an English name meaning "gatekeeper or doorkeeper".
- How do you pronounce Porter?
- Porter is pronounced POR-ter, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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