"Porth" meaning in English

See Porth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Cornish and Welsh porth (“gateway”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kw,cy|porth|id=portal|t=gateway}} Cornish and Welsh porth (“gateway”) Head templates: {{en-prop}} Porth
  1. A town and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0291). Categories (place): Communities of Wales, Places in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, Places in Wales, Towns in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, Towns in Wales
    Sense id: en-Porth-en-name-KTHI6aXw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 31 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 27 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 26 11
  2. A village in Newquay parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8362). Categories (place): Places in Cornwall, England, Places in England, Villages in Cornwall, England, Villages in England
    Sense id: en-Porth-en-name-1anYrW~W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Porth Navas, Porth-y-waen
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Porths [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Porth, variant of Port. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Porth}} German Porth Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Porth (plural Porths)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Porth-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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