PORTER  

Gender: M
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "gatekeeper"

Popularity in 2008: #481

A quintessential yuppie name, one of the many P surnames to catch on in the early 1990s.

Nicknames & Variations:
Porty, Port, Portie

Porter is being discussed in our message boards:

• why is it so hard!?!?!
• Intitals Baby Name Game!!
• 5 Children...
• Expecting second baby and need ideas to go with Rhiannon
• Honest opinions of Heather

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