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Maritime facility where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated
Port
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up port in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. Port or PORT may also refer to: Airport
Port_(disambiguation)
Process of adapting software to run in a different context
In software development, porting is the process of adapting software to run in a different context. Often it involves modifying source code so that a
Porting
Topics referred to by the same term
Port au Port may refer to: Port au Port Peninsula, a peninsula on the island of Newfoundland Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador, a community on the
Port_au_Port
This is a list of TCP and UDP port numbers used by protocols for operation of network applications. The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the User
List of TCP and UDP port numbers
List_of_TCP_and_UDP_port_numbers
Football club
Port Football Club (Thai: สโมสรฟุตบอลการท่าเรือ), also known as Thai Port (formerly known as Port Authority of Thailand Football Club after its namesake
Port_F.C.
Portuguese fortified wine
regular Ruby Ports (often called "Fine Ruby"), Ruby Reserve Ports, Late Bottled Vintage Ports, Crusted Ports, and Vintage Ports. Tawny Ports are aged in
Port_wine
Nautical terms for direction
Port and starboard are nautical terms for watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard
Port_and_starboard
Former town in Kingston Parish, Jamaica
Port Royal (Jamaican Patois: Puot Rayal) was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded
Port_Royal
Peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Port au Port Peninsula The Port au Port Peninsula (French: péninsule de Port-au-Port; Mi'kmaq: Kitpu) is a peninsula in the Canadian province of Newfoundland
Port_au_Port_Peninsula
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up port of call in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Port(s) of Call may refer to: Port of call (nautical term), an intermediate stop for a ship on
Port_of_Call
Way to traverse IP address spaces without routing
then assign the connection a port number from a pool of available ports, inserting this port number in the source port field. The packet is then forwarded
Network_address_translation
Seaport in Western Australia
Australia. With the neighbouring ports of Port Walcott and Dampier, Port Hedland is one of three major iron ore exporting ports in the Pilbara region of Western
Port_of_Port_Hedland
Topics referred to by the same term
The Port may refer to: The Port (film), a 2019 Russian drama film "The Port" (short story), a 1889 short story by Guy de Maupassant The Port, Cambridge
The_Port
Port in India
Port Blair Port is a seaport in South Andaman district of Andaman and Nicobar, India, near the city of Port Blair on the Andaman Sea. It was a former
Port_Blair_Port
Seaport near Bruges, Belgium
The Port of Zeebrugge (also referred to as the Port of Bruges or Bruges Seaport) is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicles and passenger ferry terminal
Port_of_Zeebrugge
Capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea
Port Moresby (/ˈmɔːrzbi/ ; Tok Pisin: Pot Mosbi), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea.
Port_Moresby
City in Rivers State, Nigeria
Port Harcourt (audio)(Nigerian Pidgin: Po-ta-kot or Pi-ta-kwa, formerly Igweocha) is a port city, capital and largest city of Rivers State in Nigeria
Port_Harcourt
Computer networking feature
In computer networking, port forwarding or port mapping is an application of network address translation (NAT) that redirects a communication request
Port_forwarding
Secure, controlled entryway to a fortification or prison
Planning & Design - Sally Port Sally Port for Correctional Facilities Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sally ports. "Sally-Port" . New International
Sally_port
American actor and fashion designer
Whitney Eve Port-Rosenman (born March 4, 1985) is an American television personality, fashion designer, and author. In 2006, Port came to prominence after
Whitney_Port
Port in South Korea
The port of Busan is the largest and busiest port in South Korea, located in the city of Busan. Its location is known as Busan Harbour. Busan handled
Port_of_Busan
Capital city of Mauritius
Port Louis (French: Port-Louis, [pɔʁ lwi] ; Mauritian Creole: Porlwi, [poːlwi]) is the capital and most populous city of Mauritius, mainly located in the
Port_Louis
Container port in Gujarat, India
Mundra Port is the largest commercial and container port in India, located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra, Kutch district, Gujarat
Mundra_Port
Village in Cornwall, England
nearby hamlet, Port Gaverne, is sometimes considered to be part of Port Isaac. The meaning of the village's Cornish name, Porthysek, is "port abounding in
Port_Isaac
Topics referred to by the same term
Port Arthur may refer to: Port Arthur, Tasmania, the site of a historic convict settlement Port Arthur, South Australia, a locality Port Arthur, Ontario
Port_Arthur
Network switch feature for monitoring traffic
Port mirroring is used on a network switch to send a copy of network packets seen on one switch port (or an entire VLAN) to a network monitoring connection
Port_mirroring
Marina in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
The Port Olímpic (Catalan pronunciation: [əl ˈpɔrt uˈlimpik], English: Olympic Harbour) is a marina located in Barcelona, Catalonia, east of the Port of
Port_Olímpic
Town in Queensland, Australia
Port Douglas (Kuku-Yalanji: Jabulkanji) is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia, approximately 60 km (37 mi) north
Port_Douglas
Port in Northern China
The Port of Tianjin (Tianjin Gang, Chinese: 天津港; pinyin: tiānjīn gǎng), formerly known as the Port of Tanggu, is the largest port in Northern China and
Port_of_Tianjin
Location on Stewart Island in New Zealand
Port Pegasus, officially Port Pegasus / Pikihatiti, (formerly South Port) is at the southern end of Stewart Island in New Zealand. From the 1890s to the
Port_Pegasus
English serial killer (born 1975)
Stephen John Port (born 22 February 1975) is an English serial killer and serial rapist. He has been convicted of the murders of four young men and multiple
Stephen_Port
Digital display interface
DisplayPort (DP) is a digital interface used to connect a video source, such as a computer, to a display device like a monitor. Developed by the Video
DisplayPort
Communication interface transmitting information sequentially
A serial port is a serial communication interface through which information transfers in or out sequentially one bit at a time. This is in contrast to
Serial_port
Port in United States of America
Atlantic Ocean. Operated by the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the Port of Savannah competes primarily with the Port of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina
Port_of_Savannah
Largest port in Krasnodar Krai, from Russia
Novorossiysk Sea Port (Russian: Новороссийский морской порт, NSP) is one of the largest ports in the Black Sea basin and the largest in Krasnodar Krai
Port_of_Novorossiysk
Port in Shanghai, China
comprises a deep-sea port and a river port. The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during
Port_of_Shanghai
Polish DJ and record producer (born 1979)
Adam Polaszek (born 25 August 1979), better known as Adam Port, is a Polish DJ and record producer. He is a founding member of the Keinemusik collective
Adam_Port
Communications endpoint in an operating system
In computer networking, a port is a communication endpoint. At the software level within an operating system, a port is a logical construct that identifies
Port_(computer_networking)
Port in Peru
The Port of Chancay is a shipping terminal located in Chancay, Peru. It was developed by Cosco Shipping Ports Chancay Perú S.A., a corporation made up
Port_of_Chancay
Body of water in Sydney, Australia
Port Jackson, commonly known as Sydney Harbour, is a natural harbour on the east coast of Australia, around which the city of Sydney is situated. It consists
Port_Jackson
Sea port of Athens, Greece
The Port of Piraeus (Greek: Λιμάνι του Πειραιά) is the chief sea port of Athens, located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea,
Port_of_Piraeus
Port in India
Vadhavan Port is an approved deep seaport at Vadhavan in Palghar district of Maharashtra in India. The ground breaking for start of construction was done
Vadhavan_Port
City in Red Sea State, Sudan
Port Sudan (Arabic: بور سودان, romanized: Būr Sūdān, Beja: Bar'uut) is a major port city on the Red Sea in eastern Sudan, and the capital of Red Sea State
Port_Sudan
Capital of Haiti
Port-au-Prince (/ˌpɔːrt oʊ ˈprɪns/ PORT oh PRINSS; French: [pɔʁ o pʁɛ̃s] ; Haitian Creole: Pòtoprens, [pɔtopɣɛ̃s]) is the capital and most populous city
Port-au-Prince
Port in Spain
The Port of Algeciras is the port and harbour of Algeciras, a city located in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It
Port_of_Algeciras
Port in Japan
The Port of Yokohama (横浜港, Yokohama-kō) is operated by the Port and Harbor Bureau of the City of Yokohama in Japan. It opens onto Tokyo Bay. The port is
Port_of_Yokohama
Seaport in the Netherlands
The Port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe, and the world's largest seaport outside of Asia, located in and near the city of Rotterdam, in
Port_of_Rotterdam
Port in Spain
The Port of Valencia is a seaport in Valencia, Spain. In 2021 it was the second busiest port in the Mediterranean by TEU after the port of Tanger Med
Port_of_Valencia
Capital city of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Port Blair (pronunciation), officially named Sri Vijaya Puram (Hindi pronunciation: [ˌɕɾˈɨː ˈʋɪ̯ˌd͡ʑʌjᵊ pʊˈɾ.əm]), is the capital city of the Indian union
Port_Blair
Togolese football club
AC Barracuda formerly known as Association Sportive Togo-Port is a Togolese football club based in Lomé. They play in the top division in Togolese football
AS_Togo-Port
Port along the banks of the River Thames
The Port of London is that part of the River Thames in England lying between Teddington Lock and the defined boundary (since 1968, a line drawn from Foulness
Port_of_London
Capital of Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain (Trinidadian English: Port ah Spain [ˈpʊo̯t a ˈspɪe̯n] )[citation needed] is the capital and chief port of Trinidad and Tobago. With a municipal
Port_of_Spain
Port authority in Washington, United States
The Port of Seattle is a public agency based in King County, Washington. It oversees the seaport of Seattle and Seattle–Tacoma International Airport. With
Port_of_Seattle
Maritime commercial facility in Antwerp, Belgium
The port of Antwerp is the port of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It is located in Flanders, mainly in the province of Antwerp, but also partially in East
Port_of_Antwerp
Seaport in Poland
The Port of Gdańsk is a Polish seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła
Port_of_Gdańsk
Model village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England
Port Sunlight is a model village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England. It is located between Lower Bebington and New Ferry, on the
Port_Sunlight
Port in Manitoba, Canada
The Port of Churchill is a privately owned port on Hudson Bay in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Routes from the port connect to the North Atlantic through
Port_of_Churchill
The Port of Lowestoft is a harbour and commercial port in Lowestoft in the English county of Suffolk owned by Associated British Ports. It is the most
Port_of_Lowestoft
The Port of Huntsville is an inland port located in Huntsville, Alabama that consists of the: Huntsville International Airport International Intermodal
Port_of_Huntsville
Docks on the River Mersey, Liverpool, England
53°21′04″N 2°54′25″W / 53.351°N 2.907°W / 53.351; -2.907 The Port of Garston, also known as Garston Docks, is an enclosed tidal dock system on the River
Port_of_Garston
Port in China
The Port of Xiamen or Port of Amoy or Amoy Port is an important deep water port located on Xiamen Island, the adjacent mainland coast, and along the estuary
Port_of_Xiamen
Neighborhood in Houston, Texas
Port Houston is a neighborhood located on the East Side of Houston, Texas, United States. Port Houston is an industrial, mostly Hispanic community located
Port_Houston
Port of the city of Galveston, Texas, United States
The Port of Galveston is the port of the city of Galveston, Texas, United States. It was established by a proclamation issued by the Congress of Mexico
Port_of_Galveston
Port in Australia
The Port of Melbourne is the largest port for containerised and general cargo in Australia. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at
Port_of_Melbourne
Passenger and cargo port in Southampton, England
The Port of Southampton is a passenger and cargo port in the central part of the south coast of England. The modern era in the history of the Port of Southampton
Port_of_Southampton
Port in Germany
The Port of Hamburg (German: Hamburger Hafen, pronounced [ˈhambʊʁɡɐ ˈhaːfn̩] ) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, 110 kilometres (68 mi;
Port_of_Hamburg
Computer interface
In computing, a parallel port is a type of interface found on early computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting peripherals. The name refers to the
Parallel_port
Djiboutian football club
Association Sportive du Port, more commonly known as AS Port or simply Port, is a Djiboutian football club located in Djibouti City, Djibouti. It currently
AS_Port
Port in United States
The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities on Lake Michigan within the city of Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Illinois International
Port_of_Chicago
City in British Columbia, Canada
Port Alberni (/ælˈbɜːrni/) is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The city lies within the Alberni Valley at
Port_Alberni
Inland port in Pennsylvania, USA
The Port of Pittsburgh is a vast river traffic region in southwestern Pennsylvania. It spans a thirteen-county area including Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver
Port_of_Pittsburgh
Suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Port of Brisbane is the main shipping port and a coastal suburb of the City of Brisbane, on the east coast of Queensland, Australia. Port of Brisbane
Port_of_Brisbane
Port in India
Mumbai Port (also known as the Bombay Port) is a port which lies midway on the west coast of India, on the natural deep-water Mumbai harbour in Maharashtra
Mumbai_Port
Town in Selangor, Malaysia
Port Klang (Malay: Pelabuhan Klang) is the principal port of Malaysia on the Strait of Malacca. Known during colonial times as Port Swettenham (Malay:
Port_Klang
Port in Philippines
The Port of Manila (Filipino: Pantalan ng Maynila) refers to the collective facilities and terminals that process maritime trade function in harbors in
Port_of_Manila
Commercial port in Italy
The Free Port of Trieste is a port in the Adriatic Sea in Trieste, Italy. It is the most important commercial port of Italy, with a trade volume of 62 million
Port_of_Trieste
Container port in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
The Port of Santos (in Portuguese: Porto de Santos) is in the city of Santos, state of São Paulo, Brazil. As of 2024, it was the second busiest container
Port_of_Santos
Port in China
The Port of Shenzhen is the collective name of a number of ports the coastline of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. These ports as a whole form one
Port_of_Shenzhen
Municipality in Lankaran, Azerbaijan
Liman (from 1924–1999, Port-İliç, Iliich, Iliitch Port, Port-Ilyich, Port-Il’ich, and Port-Il’icha - after Vladimir Ilich Lenin) is a city and municipality
Liman,_Azerbaijan
Facility handling shipping containers
A container port, container terminal, or intermodal terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles
Container_port
Cargo port in Baltimore, Maryland, US
The Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore is a shipping port along the tidal basins of the three branches of the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland
Port_of_Baltimore
Port in the United Kingdom
The Port of Manchester was a port in Salford, North West England, until its closure in 1982. It was created as a customs port on 1 January 1894, four
Port_of_Manchester
City in South Australia
Port Lincoln is a city on the Lower Eyre Peninsula in the Australian state of South Australia. Known as Galinyala by the Barngarla people who hold native
Port_Lincoln
Port in Israel
The Port of Haifa (Hebrew: נָמֵל חֵיפָה, romanized: Nāmēl Ḥēyfāh; Arabic: حَيْفَا مِينَة, romanized: Mīnāʿ Ḥayfā) is the largest of Israel's three major
Port_of_Haifa
Port on an inland waterway
inland port is a port on an inland waterway, such as a river, lake, or canal, which may or may not be connected to the sea. The term "inland port" is also
Inland_port
NAT traversal mechanism
Port triggering is a configuration option on a NAT-enabled router that controls communication between internal and external host machines in an IP network
Port_triggering
Computer device port
The game port is a device port that was found on IBM PC compatible and other computer systems throughout the 1980s and 1990s. It was the traditional connector
Game_port
Short-lived transport protocol port for IP communications
An ephemeral port is a communications endpoint (port) of a transport layer protocol of the Internet protocol suite that is used for only a short period
Ephemeral_port
Capital and largest city of Vanuatu
Port Vila (/ˈviːlə/ VEE-lə; French: Port-Vila [pɔʁ vila]), or simply Vila (Bislama: [viˈla]), is the capital of Vanuatu and its largest city. It is on
Port_Vila
Port in Singapore
The Port of Singapore is a collection of facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade and handle Singapore's harbours and shipping. Since 2015
Port_of_Singapore
Port in China
Port of Guangzhou is the main seaport of Guangzhou city, Guangdong province, China. The port is operated by Guangzhou Port Group Co. Ltd which is a state
Port_of_Guangzhou
Port in Gaza, Palestine
The Port of Gaza is a small port near the Rimal district of Gaza City, Gaza. It is the home port of Palestinian fishing-boats and the base of the Palestinian
Port_of_Gaza
Port in Bangladesh
The Port of Mongla is a Bangladeshi seaport, located at Mongla upazila, Bagerhat district, Khulna division. It is located near the north shore of the Bay
Port_of_Mongla
Port in Kingston upon Hull, England
The Port of Hull is a port at the confluence of the River Hull and the Humber Estuary in Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Port_of_Hull
Port in Peru
The Port of Callao (Spanish: Puerto del Callao), officially the Callao Port Terminal (Spanish: Terminal Portuario del Callao), is the maritime port of
Port_of_Callao
Port in United States
The port of Philadelphia is located on the Delaware River in Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Port of Philadelphia generally refers to
Port_of_Philadelphia
Port
Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor is an active maritime port owned by the State of Indiana. The state legislature created the Indiana Port Commission in 1961
Port_of_Indiana
Port in United States
The Port of Houston is one of the world's largest ports and serves the metropolitan area of Houston, Texas. The port is a 50-mile-long (80 km) complex
Port_of_Houston
Ammonium nitrate explosion in Lebanon
chemical, confiscated in 2014 from the cargo ship MV Rhosus and stored at the Port of Beirut without adequate safety measures for six years, detonated after
2020_Beirut_explosion
PORT
PORT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Port.French : from Old French porte ‘gateway’, ‘entrance’ (from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town (typically, the man in charge of them).Jewish (Sephardic) : variant of Porta.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese
Portuguese : patronymic from the personal name Martim, vernacular form of Latin Martinus (see Martin).English and Dutch : patronymic from the personal name Martin.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and Portuguese
English, French, and Portuguese : from the female personal name Isabel (see Isbell).Isabel and Isabelle are documented as family names in Trois Rivières, Quebec, in 1648. Other families, from Normandy, France, are documented in Sainte-Famille, Quebec, in 1669.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Porton, a habitational name from Porton in Wiltshire or Poorton in Dorset; both place names are formed with an obscure first element, perhaps the name of a river, + Old English tūn ‘settlement’.Dutch : habitational name for someone from a place named with Dutch poort ‘gate’.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English porter ‘doorkeeper’, ‘gatekeeper’ (Old French portier). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. As an American surname, this has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other European languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner) and North German Poertner.English : occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’).Dutch : occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’. Compare 1.Dutch : status name for a freeman (burgher) of a seaport, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : adoption of the English or Dutch name in place of some Ashkenazic name of similar sound or meaning.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese
Portuguese : occupational name from soeiro ‘swineherd’, Latin suerius.English : patronymic from a nickname for someone with reddish hair, from Anglo-Norman French sor ‘chestnut (color)’.
Female
English
English Shakespeare character name derived from Roman Latin Porcius, PORTIA means "pig." A moon of Uranus was given this name.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish
English, Scottish, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish : from the Hebrew personal name Gavriel ‘God has given me strength’. This was borne by an archangel in the Bible (Daniel 8:16 and 9:21), who in the New Testament announced the impending birth of Jesus to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26–38). It has been a comparatively popular personal name in all parts of Europe, among both Christians and Jews, during the Middle Ages and since. Compare Michael and Raphael.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese and Galician
Portuguese and Galician : variant of Marta.Italian : probably from medieval Greek Martios ‘March’ or the Calabrian dialect word marti ‘Tuesday’, in either case probably denoting someone with some particular association with the month or the day.English : variant spelling of Mart 1.German : from a short form of Martin.
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese
Portuguese : patronymic from the personal name Pedro (see Peter).Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic) : variant of Perez 2.English : variant of Pierce.Possibly also Hungarian : occupational name from peres ‘procurator’, ‘advocate’ (from per ‘trial’).
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : elaborated form of Port.Dutch : from poort ‘gate’ + man ‘man’, an occupational name for a gatekeeper or a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a walled town (typically the man in charge of them). Compare Porter.American spelling of German Portmann.
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, PORTER means "doorkeeper."
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic)
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic) : habitational name from any of the many places in Portugal, Galicia, and Italy named or named with Ponte, from ponte ‘bridge’.English : variant spelling of Pont.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English port ‘gateway’, ‘entrance’ (Old French porte, from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town or city, typically, the man in charge of them. Compare Porter 1.English : topographic name for someone who lived near a harbor or in a market town, from the homonymous Middle English port (Old English port ‘harbor’, ‘market town’, from Latin portus ‘harbor’, ‘haven’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French port, from the same source).German : topographic name for someone who lived near a (city) gate, from Middle Low German porte (modern German Pforte) (see sense 1).Jewish (from Lithuania and Belarus) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Porteous.
Surname or Lastname
English (Gloucestershire)
English (Gloucestershire) : possibly a habitational name from Porlock in Somerset, recorded in Domesday Book as Portloc, being named with Old English port ‘harbor’ + loca ‘enclosure’.
Surname or Lastname
Italian (Sicily and Calabria) and Portuguese
Italian (Sicily and Calabria) and Portuguese : topographic name from faro ‘beacon’, ‘lighthouse’ (Greek pharos), or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word. Compare Alfaro and Haro.English : variant of Farrow.
Surname or Lastname
Spanish, Portuguese, French (José)
Spanish, Portuguese, French (José) : from the personal name José, equivalent to Joseph.English : variant of Joyce.
Surname or Lastname
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, etc. : from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’. Compare Lucio. The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to St. Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. Compare Luke. This is also found as an Americanized form of Greek Loukas.Scottish : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas).As a French name Lucas has been recorded in Canada since 1653, taken to Trois Rivières, Quebec, by one Lucas-Lépine from Normandy.
PORT
PORT
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Sweet
Boy/Male
American, British, English
From the Hill-slope Meadow
Boy/Male
Tamil
It is An indian star name. Krithika nakshatra. God Subramaniam born in this Nakshatra
Boy/Male
Muslim
Guiding to the right.
Girl/Female
English American Russian
Abbreviation of Antonia and Antoinette.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Elixir
Boy/Male
Tamil
Irresistible
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Preserver of the Wisdom
Girl/Female
Tamil
Story
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Happiness
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PORT
n.
One who portrays.
n.
A female porter.
imp. & p. p.
of Portray
v. t.
To portray; to draw.
n.
In old English law, a court, or mote, held in a port town.
n.
A portmanteau.
a.
Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants.
v. t.
To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray.
n. sing. & pl.
A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.
a.
Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants (Portulacaceae), of which Portulaca is the type, and which includes also the spring beauty (Claytonia) and other genera.
n.
Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words.
n.
One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld, Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. Jansenist.
n.
The art or practice of making portraits.
n.
A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
v. t.
To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on horseback.
n.
A portrait painter.
n.
A port warden.
n.
The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.
n.
See Portass.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Portray