Portland

portland English Etymology en :inh enm:Portland<ety:inh<ang:Portland>> :af<surf> port<id:portus> land + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈpɔːtlənd/ UK,Ireland en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Portland.wav Southern England en /ˈpɔɹtlənd/ GA Proper noun en The largest <<city>> in <<s/Oregon>>, <<c/USA>> and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Multnomah County>>; named for the city in Maine. en PDX abbreviation en Kit Maher Trump says he’s sending troops to Portland to protect ICE facilities w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice 2025-09-27 “Here is what I do know – the president has sent agents here to create chaos and riots here in Portland, to induce a reaction. To induce protests. To induce conflicts. His goal is to make Portland look as he was describing it as,” Merkley said. “Our job is to say, ‘We are not going to take the bait.’” w:Jeff Merkley https://web.archive.org/web/20251016184158/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/27/politics/trump-sending-troops-portland-ice en The largest <<city>> in <<s/Maine>>, <<c/USA>> and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Cumberland County>>; named for the Isle of Portland. TopoZone: Portland, Maine en Brandon Griggs This coastal culinary hub offers a ‘big-city feel in a small-city package’ w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/travel/portland-maine-best-towns-america/ 2024-06-24 Visitors to Maine, arriving with visions of lighthouses and lobsters, often bypass Portland on their way northeast to Acadia National Park or the many picturesque fishing villages of the state’s mid-coast. https://web.archive.org/web/20240831115111/https://www.cnn.com/travel/portland-maine-best-towns-america/ en Multiple smaller <<locales>> in the c/US: en town co/Ashley County s/Arkansas ; named for its steamboat port. en ucomm county/Fremont County s/Colorado ; named for the local Portland cement industry. en CDP co/Ouray County s/Colorado. en town/and/CDP therein, in co/Middlesex County s/Connecticut ; named for the Isle of Portland. en ucomm co/Polk County s/Georgia ; named for the local Portland cement industry. en twp co/Whiteside County s/Illinois. en city/county seat co/Jay County s/Indiana ; named for the city in Maine. en twp/and/CDP therein, in co/Cerro Gordo County s/Iowa. en ucomm co/Sumner County s/Kansas. en ucomm co/Adair County s/Kentucky. en neighborhood city/Louisville s/Kentucky. en city/and/twp co/Ionia County s/Michigan. en ucomm co/Callaway County s/Missouri ; named for its port. en town co/Chautauqua County s/New York. en minor city co/Traill County s/North Dakota. en ucomm twp:Suf/Lebanon co/Meigs County s/Ohio. en borough in co/Northampton County s/Pennsylvania ; named for the city in Maine. en city co/Sumner County and co/Robertson County s/Tennessee. en city co/San Patricio County s/Texas ; named for the city in Maine. en town co/Dodge County s/Wisconsin. en ucomm town/Portland co/Dodge County and town:pref/Waterloo co/Jefferson County s/Wisconsin. en town/and/ucomm therein, in co/Monroe County s/Wisconsin. en Some other <<townships>>, listed under Portland Township. en cpar with a town council on the isl/Isle of Portland co/Dorset cc/England, a tied island in the English Channel. Parish map (Dorset, England) en locale c/Australia: en town city:Pref/Lithgow s/New South Wales ; named for the local Portland cement industry. en city s/Victoria ; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. en community in twp:suf/Rideau Lakes p/Ontario c/Canada ; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland. en townland county/County Tipperary c/Ireland. en parish c/Jamaica. en locality near city/Whangarei r/Northland c/New Zealand ; named for the local Portland cement industry. NZ Topo Map en sea area between the island/Isle of Portland and the coast of place/France. en. Derived terms en Cape Portland Isle of Portland Lower Portland New Portland Portland Bill Portland cement Portlander Portlandian Portlandite portlandite Portland North Portland Parish Portland ribbon wave Portland rose Portland stone Portland vase Portland West South Portland Weymouth and Portland Translations townland in Ireland Irish: ga Port Tulcháin Korean: ko 포틀랜드 poteullaendeu Esperanto: eo Portlando Greek: el Πόρτλαντ n Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Portland is the 143149th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Portland is most common among White (89.66%) individuals. References Dutch nl:+ (Nederland) Etymology Attested as Portlandsche Polder in 1839–1859. Borrowed from nl en Portland. Named after Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and lord of Rhoon. Pronunciation nl Port land Proper noun n nl neighbourhood c/Albrandswaard p/South Holland c/Netherlands References portland nl eponyms Old English Etymology ang :af port land ang port land. Pronunciation Port-land Proper noun n en Portland in Dorset, England The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ang An. DCCCC.LXXXII Hēr on þȳs ġēare cōmon upp on Dorsǣtum III. sċypu wīcinga ⁊ hergedon on Portlande. Year 982 In this year three Viking ships came up to Dorsetshire and raided Portland. ang Places in Dorset, England