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Porter
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porter pórter
Translingual
Proper noun
mul proper noun
mul planetology mul crater r/Clavius quadrangle:suf/LQ26 celestial body/Moon region/Earth-Moon System star system/Solar System
mul Clavius B
mul planetology mul crater quadrangle:Suf/Thaumasia r/Aonia Terra celestial body/Mars star system/Solar System
References
Porter (lunar crater)
Porter (Martian crater)
English
+ (name)
Etymology
From en enm Porter, from enm porter en porter,
From en fro portier en doorman, from fro porte en door
From en fro portour en bearer, from fro porter en carry to carry
Proper noun
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en occupations.
en Brian Fung Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html 2023-07-12 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260908080452/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html 8 September 2026
en Jay Stahl Katie Porter goes viral again. This time, for berating a reporter. w:USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/08/rep-katie-porter-julie-watts-viral-interview/86579343007/ 2025-10-08 "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. https://web.archive.org/web/20251013021145/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/08/rep-katie-porter-julie-watts-viral-interview/86579343007/ 13 October 2025
en unisex.
en placename c/USA:
en town twp:Suf/Westchester co/Porter County s/Indiana.
en town/and/village co/Oxford County s/Maine.
en minor city co/Yellow Medicine County and co/Lincoln County s/Minnesota.
en unincorporated community co/Scott County s/Missouri.
en town co/Niagara County s/New York, named after Augustus Porter.
en unincorporated community co/Gallia County s/Ohio.
en town co/Wagoner County s/Oklahoma.
en ucomm co/Montgomery County s/Texas.
en ucomm co/Clay County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Rock County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Porter Township.
en Porter County.
en Porter Crater.
Derived terms
en Porter Township Township of Porter Porter County County of Porter Porter Crater Crater Porter Porters Creek
Descendants
fr Porter
Translations
surname
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 波特 Bōtè
French: fr Porter
Polish: pl Porter m-pr f
equivalent surname
French: fr Portier
Polish: pl Porter m-pr f
See also
en Portier Carrier Courier
Anagrams
en eoprrt Perrot perrot porret pretor proter report troper
en surnames from common nouns
French
Etymology
fr :bor en:Porter
fr en Porter.
Proper noun
fr English Porter
fr Portier
Middle English
Etymology
From enm porter.
Proper noun
enm
Descendants
en Porter
yol Portheare
References
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