Given name & surname · also Middle English
Porteous
“gateway, entrance”
Porteous is a surname from Middle English (ultimately Anglo-Norman).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Porteous goes back to Middle English port, meaning “gateway, entrance.”
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Where it comes from
Porteous comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Anglo-Norman.
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How it developed
From Middle English port (“gateway, entrance”), from Anglo-Norman porteose (“porteous”).
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