"Porteous" meaning in English

See Porteous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Porteouses [plural]
Etymology: Two possible origins: * A topographic surname for someone who lived in the lodge at the entrance to a manor house, from Middle English port (“gateway, entrance”) + hous (“house”). * From Anglo-Norman porteose (“porteous”), a metonymic occupational surname for a scribe employed in writing portable prayerbooks. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|port||gateway, entrance}} Middle English port (“gateway, entrance”), {{der|en|xno|porteose||porteous}} Anglo-Norman porteose (“porteous”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Porteous (plural Porteouses)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Porteous-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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