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Porter

Gender: M Popularity: this week. Origin of Porter: Latin Meaning of Porter: "gatekeeper" Porter's Popularity in 2012: #430
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A quintessential yuppie name, one of the many P surnames to catch on in the early 1990s.

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Porter Scavo, son of Lynette and Tom Scavo on "Desperate Housewives"

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Port, Portie, Porty

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Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Porter: French occupational name Meaning of Porter: "carrier"
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Porter is one clubby surname or occupational that hasn't crossed to the girls' side -- but could. Porter has an 80s WASPy Ralph Lauren feel. For more modern alternatives, consider such occupational names as Gardener, Archer, and Painter.

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