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Commodore Porter may refer to: David Porter (naval officer) (1780–1843), U.S. Navy commodore William D. Porter (1808–1864), U.S. Navy commodore David
Commodore_Porter
United States Navy admiral (1813–1891)
his father, Commodore David Porter, on the frigate USS John Adams. For the remainder of his life, he was associated with the sea. Porter served in the
David_Dixon_Porter
United States Navy officer
William David Porter (10 March 1808 – 1 May 1864) was a flag officer of the United States Navy. He was the son of Commodore David Porter (1780–1843) and
William_D._Porter
American naval officer and diplomat (1780–1843)
express thanks for their care of his father and sympathy for their loss, Commodore Porter offered to take eight-year-old James Glasgow Farragut into his own
David_Porter_(naval_officer)
United States historic place
about five years after Florida joined the United States, U.S. Navy Commodore David Porter inspected the Dry Tortugas islands. He was on the lookout for a
Fort_Jefferson
US Navy Fletcher-class destroyer in service 1942–1945
USS William D. Porter (DD-579) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Commodore William D. Porter (1808–1864). She served
USS William D. Porter (DD-579)
USS_William_D._Porter_(DD-579)
Secretary of the Navy Smith Thompson authorized Commodore Porter to procure new vessels for the squadron. Porter acquired eight new shallow draft schooners
West Indies anti-piracy operations of the United States
West_Indies_anti-piracy_operations_of_the_United_States
American politician and diplomat (1779–1851)
port of Valparaiso. Commodore Porter returned to Santiago to utilize the guns of the fort there. After waiting six weeks, Porter decided to launch a desperate
Joel_Roberts_Poinsett
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
variant. Porter is the fifth US Navy ship to be named after US Navy officers Commodore David Porter, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter. Porter was the
USS_Porter_(DDG-78)
Island in French Polynesia
February 20, 2021. War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific "War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific"
Nuku_Hiva
Military unit of the United States Navy
Squadron. Commodore James Biddle Oct 1821 - 3 Mar 1823 Commodore David Porter 3 Mar 1823 – Feb 1825 Commodore Lewis Warrington Feb 1825 - 1827 Commodore Charles
West Indies Squadron (United States)
West_Indies_Squadron_(United_States)
Porter-class destroyer
Porter (DD-356) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter and
USS_Porter_(DD-356)
Counter-revolutionary attempted interventions by Spain to reclaim Mexico as a colony
Spanish reconquest of the mainland, the Mexican government employed Commodore David Porter of the United States to command the Mexican navy in an attack on
Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico
Spanish_attempts_to_reconquer_Mexico
American whalers in the South Pacific at the time. On 14 July 1813, Commodore Porter wrote of Lieutenant Gamble: "Allow me to return to you my thanks for
John_M._Gamble
United States Navy officer (1772–1838)
Commodore John Rodgers (July 11, 1772 – August 1, 1838) was a United States Navy officer who served during the Navy's formative years from the 1790s through
John Rodgers (naval officer, born 1772)
John_Rodgers_(naval_officer,_born_1772)
Associated commune of Nuku-Hiva in French Polynesia, France
ocean, creating a bay. This is the site of Fort Madison, set up by David Porter in 1813. Media related to Taiohae at Wikimedia Commons "Les résultats du
Taioha'e
off the Mississippi Delta, chiefly under Captain John Shaw and Commodore David Porter. 1810: West Florida (Spanish territory): Governor William C. C.
Timeline of United States military operations
Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations
authorization the Secretary of the Navy, Smith Thompson, promoted David Porter to commodore, allocated $500,000 to him and appointed him to take commanded of
USS_Ferret_(1822)
Naval battle of the American Civil War
soldiers for an attack on the forts that were now in Farragut's rear. Commodore Porter, now in charge of the flotilla still below the forts, delivered a demand
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
Battle_of_Forts_Jackson_and_St._Philip
Pirate ship of Samuel "Black Sam" Bellamy
Late Piracies, Committed in the West Indias, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter. Courier Dover Publications. p. 298. They immediately mounted this
Whydah_Gally
Steamship
Watson assumed command. She then proceeded to Santo Domingo to join Commodore David Porter's West Indies Squadron. During May 1823, she served as guard vessel
USS_Sea_Gull_(1818)
New Zealand racing driver
Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, Porter drove a Hyundai/Hydraulink sponsored Holden VZ Commodore for the M-Sport team. Porter was third in the championship
Mark_Porter_(racing_driver)
schooner put to sea from Hampton Roads, Virginia, in company with Commodore David Porter's squadron, bound for the West Indies. Depredations inflicted on
USS_Beagle_(1822)
Texas Navy commander (1802–1837)
Squadron which was commanded by Commodore David Porter on a mission to suppress piracy. In 1826, When Commodore Porter was court-martialed for invading
Charles_Edward_Hawkins
United States Navy frigate (1799–1865)
reinforcements which arrived 3 March 1823 when Commodore David Porter's "Mosquito Fleet" anchored off Saint Thomas. Porter, the squadron's new commander, selected
USS_John_Adams_(1799)
Software means of causing computer hardware damage
hardware sanity checking (notable examples being the IBM Portable and Commodore PET.) The Z1 (1938) and Z3 (1941) computers built by Konrad Zuse contained
Killer_poke
American actor (1912–1997)
Donald Cecil Porter (September 24, 1912 – February 11, 1997) was an American stage, film, and television actor. On television, he played Peter Sands, the
Don_Porter
American naval officer
Boarman temporarily took command of the schooner USS Weazel from Commodore David Porter during which time he was on convoy duty and patrolled for pirates
Charles_Boarman
United States Navy admiral (1801–1870)
with foster brothers David Dixon Porter, a future Civil War admiral, and William D. Porter, who became a Commodore. Farragut's naval career began as
David_Farragut
Naval battle in the Pacific Ocean during the War of 1812
the Galapagos, when they sighted three sets of sails on the horizon. Commodore Porter signaled his ships to prepare for action and a chase began. At the
Action_off_Charles_Island
Puerto Rican pirate (1791–1825)
situation and the capture of John. Adams relayed the information to Commodore David Porter, leader of the anti-piracy West Indies Squadron, who sent several
Roberto_Cofresí
List of ships with the same or similar names
Porter may refer to one of several ships in the United States Navy named in honor of Commodore David Porter, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter.
USS_Porter
evening, November 17, 1842 Lieutenant Theodoric Henry Porter, U.S. Infantry, (son of Commodore Porter), was married to Elizabeth Lloyd Beall, daughter of
Benjamin_Lloyd_Beall
Australian racing driver (1974–2023)
Canberra, graduating in 1992. Brede died in July 2023, at the age of 48. † Porter was the entered driver but was killed in a support race. Caruso would replace
Dale_Brede
winner of each Hamilton 400 was awarded the Mark Porter Memorial Trophy, in memory of Mark Porter. Porter, born in Hamilton, died following a crash in a
Hamilton_400
American politician (1773–1850)
the Navy and was assigned to the West Indies Squadron commanded by Commodore Porter. In 1824, he was surgeon on the USS Hornet and later the same year
Samuel Anderson (Pennsylvania politician)
Samuel_Anderson_(Pennsylvania_politician)
English painter
and were vigorously pursued. An American squadron commanded by Commodore David Porter was engaged on similar duty. Less than ten years before, the two
Emeric_Essex_Vidal
father's side was named Porter, and was a sister of Commodore Porter, of American Revolutionary War time, and a cousin of Jane Porter, the author of "Scottish
Mabelle_Biggart
United States Navy officer (1786–1839)
a first-person account of the death of Commodore Patterson. Although Patterson is properly called a "Commodore", during his years in the Navy this was
Daniel Patterson (naval officer)
Daniel_Patterson_(naval_officer)
Torpedo boat of the United States Navy
She was the first Navy ship named for Commodore David Porter, and his son, Admiral David Dixon Porter. Porter was laid down in February 1896 by Herreshoff
USS_Porter_(TB-6)
1952 studio album by Billie Holiday
several compilations of previously released 78-rpm sides on the Columbia, Commodore, and Decca record labels. In 1956, when the 10-inch format was phased
Billie_Holiday_Sings
United States naval officer and commodore (1779–1820)
last respects to a national hero. The pallbearers were Commodores Rodgers, Chauncey, Tingey, Porter and Macdonough; captains Ballard and Cassin; and Lieutenant
Stephen_Decatur
College football list
list of every Vanderbilt Commodores football team quarterback and the years they participated on the Vanderbilt Commodores football team. Vanderbilt
List of Vanderbilt Commodores starting quarterbacks
List_of_Vanderbilt_Commodores_starting_quarterbacks
George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend Porter, Indiana – Commodore David Porter Porter, Maine – Dr. Aaron Porter (proprietor) Portola, California – Gaspar
List of places in the United States named after people
List_of_places_in_the_United_States_named_after_people
protect them from the Americans. The commodore, Richard Valentine Morris, ordered a reconnaissance. David Porter had a boat with five men and spectated
Action_of_2_June_1803
2017 soundtrack album by various artists
Sky Ferreira, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Queen, The Beach Boys, The Commodores, The Steve Miller Band, Focus (band), Simon & Garfunkel, and Golden Earring
Baby Driver – Music from the Motion Picture
Baby_Driver_–_Music_from_the_Motion_Picture
US Marine Corps general and Medal of Honor recipient (1877–1944)
Patterson Porter (1846–1914), USMC, grandson of Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891), and great-grandson of Commodore David Porter (1780–1843). Porter received
David Dixon Porter (Medal of Honor)
David_Dixon_Porter_(Medal_of_Honor)
late in 1822, for service with the "mosquito fleet" formed by Commodore David Porter, to suppress the pirates, then ravaging seaborne commerce, in the
USS_Wild_Cat_(1822)
Gaston Féry Maurice Delvart André Devaux 1924 Paris details United States Commodore Cochran Alan Helffrich Oliver Macdonald William Stevenson Sweden Artur
List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_athletics_(men)
Battle of the War of 1812 fought in January 1815
with his force, move rapidly upriver, storm the battery commanded by Commodore Daniel Patterson on the flank of the main American entrenchments, and
Battle_of_New_Orleans
Military unit
USS Laboon (DDG-58) USS Mahan (DDG-72) USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) USS Porter (DDG-78) "Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 22 in World War II". Megan Eckstein
Destroyer_Squadron_22
American college football season
Arbuckle (analyst), and Ashley Stroehlein (sideline reporter) Vanderbilt Commodores (2–0) at No. 11 South Carolina Gamecocks (2–0) – Game summary at Williams–Brice
2025 South Carolina Gamecocks football team
2025_South_Carolina_Gamecocks_football_team
American science fiction adventure television series
served as executive producer. The series starred Matthew Laborteaux, Todd Porter, Jeffrey Jacquet and Andrea Elson as the titular “whiz kids”, a group of
Whiz_Kids_(TV_series)
French diplomatic mission to Cambodia, Siam and Vietnam in 1856
under Captain Le Lieur and French sailing corvette Capricieuse under Commodore Jules Collier. Montigny and his retinue arrived in Siam, in Bangkok, in
Montigny_Mission
Roads in district of New Zealand
Steamship for parts, converted 1942 in Auckland Claymore Clewer Lane Commodore Av Cordelia Court Cornice Place Crest Rise Cumberland Dr Delia Court Derwent
List of streets in Hamilton, Waikato
List_of_streets_in_Hamilton,_Waikato
Bentley. OCLC 656581450. Porter, David Dixon (1875) Memoir of Commodore David Porter: Of the United States Navy. (J.Munsell) Porter, David (1815) Journal
List of British whalers captured in the Pacific by David Porter
List_of_British_whalers_captured_in_the_Pacific_by_David_Porter
1813–14 US intervention in Polynesia
9, 1997. Retrieved June 25, 2011. Boot, pg. 31-37 "War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific". Military History Magazine.
Nuku_Hiva_Campaign
captain Stephen Decatur Jr. (1779–1820), American US naval officer and commodore Stefanos Dedas (born 1982), basketball head coach in the Israel Basketball
List of people with given name Stephen
List_of_people_with_given_name_Stephen
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
located in Porter Township, which was named for Commodore David Porter. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Porter, Pennsylvania
Porter,_Pennsylvania
Defunct Australian automobile manufacturer
primary products were its own models developed in-house, such as the Holden Commodore, Holden Caprice, and the Holden Ute. However, Holden had also offered
Holden
2006. "War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific". September 2006. "War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the
Tai_Pī_(province)
English colonist in North America (1560 – 1644)
American cardiologist[citation needed] Commodore Matthew C. Perry, U.S. Navy commander at the opening of Japan Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. Navy commander
William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)
William_Brewster_(Mayflower_passenger)
Initial officer training establishment of the British Royal Navy
Commodore) Anthony P. Masterton-Smith: 1995 – January 1998 Commodore Roy A. G. Clare: January 1998–99 Commodore Mark W. G. Kerr: 1999–2002 Commodore C
Britannia_Royal_Naval_College
Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2012
Delaware River between Pennsylvania and New Jersey due to high winds: the Commodore Barry Bridge, the Walt Whitman Bridge, the Benjamin Franklin Bridge and
Hurricane_Sandy
Species of moth
Published for the editors by R. H. Porter]. um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Befehlen des Commodore B. von W. Smithsonian Libraries.
Alypiodes_radians
Operating base in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy
1996–1998: Commodore I.R. Henderson CBE ADC 1998–2000: Commodore S.W. Graham OBE 2000–2002: Commodore R.P. Bossier ADC 2002–2005: Commodore A.M. Hussain
HMNB_Portsmouth
Senior military officer entitled to fly a flag of rank
diamond shape on an Admiral's flag (for Porter) as well as red and white flags for both Rear Admirals and Commodores to indicate subordinates as with the
Flag_officer
Video Movie Guide 1996, Ballantine Books 1995, Mick Martin and Marsha Porter, page 1092 Prakash, Gyan (2010-09-30). Noir Urbanisms: Dystopic Images of
List of apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
List_of_apocalyptic_and_post-apocalyptic_fiction
Video game developer and automotive businessman
both Molyneux and Edgar were Taureans), to develop database software. Commodore Europe contacted Taurus, mistaking it for a similarly named one called
Les_Edgar
African-American cartoonist
Chesterfield Commodore Jr. and Philip Joseph Commodore. He returned to Chicago in 1940, where he worked as a porter. In 1955, Commodore married his third
Chester_Commodore
Toleafoa Jonathan Usher Norma-Jean Van De Rheede Ian Watts Ella Wilson Commodore Andrew Gilchrist Brown – of Wellington. For services to the New Zealand
2026 New Year Honours (New Zealand)
2026_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)
artist on Big Numbers (a 12-issue comic book series about chaos theory), Commodore Amiga computer product manager Jeff Evans, with computerized fractal images
List of Prisoners of Gravity episodes
List_of_Prisoners_of_Gravity_episodes
Illegal usage of copyrighted works
Will Wright said that Raid on Bungeling Bay sold 20,000 copies for the Commodore 64 in the US, but 800,000 cartridges for the Nintendo Famicom with a comparable
Copyright_infringement
Historic district in Indiana, United States
honor of Commodore David Porter’s last battle outside the Chilean port of Valparaíso. The County had been named in honor of Commodore Porter. The first
Valparaiso Downtown Commercial District
Valparaiso_Downtown_Commercial_District
another v Fabian Investments Limited and others (Bahamas) [2017] UKPC 9 Commodore Royal Bahamas Defence Force and others v Laramore (Bahamas) [2017] UKPC
List of judgements of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
List_of_judgements_of_the_Judicial_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council
Group or solo singing without instrumental sound
Tiffany, The Romantics, The Pretenders, The Temptations, The Contours, The Commodores, Tommy James & the Shondells and The Partridge Family, and has been compared
A_cappella
British merchantman and whaler 1791–1843
books have survived. Her detention spared Comet from falling victim to Commodore Porter, who in 1813 had captured 12 British whalers around the Galapagos Islands
Comet_(1791_ship)
Honor and the Congressional Life Saving Medal [a] Wilbert E. Longfellow Commodore of the U. S. Volunteer Life Saving Corps, early proponent of swimming
List of recipients of the Silver Buffalo Award
List_of_recipients_of_the_Silver_Buffalo_Award
Southern California 1971 12 191 Ken Kowall Ohio University 1971 13 203 Hank Commodore Northwestern Oklahoma State University 1970 1 12 Al Henry University of
Philadelphia 76ers draft history
Philadelphia_76ers_draft_history
2009 box set by Billie Holiday
The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters is a 3CD box set of recordings by Billie Holiday, released by Hip-O Records in 2009, compiling all the master takes
The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters
The_Complete_Commodore_&_Decca_Masters
Province in the Marquesas Islands
"War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South Pacific". September 2006. "War of 1812: Commodore David Porter and the Essex in the South
Te_Iʼi
American basketball player (born 1999)
Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores before being drafted 14th overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Boston
Aaron_Nesmith
American admiral, 8th US Chief of Naval Operations (1880–1972)
he successively commanded the torpedo boat Stringham and the destroyers Porter, Lamson, and Patterson, and was Engineer Officer of the cruiser Brooklyn
Harold_Raynsford_Stark
American guitarist June 17 – Ken the 390, Japanese rapper June 20 – Alisan Porter, American singer, winner of season 10 of The Voice (US) June 21 Christina
1981_in_music
promoted to lieutenant. During the Mexican–American War, he served under Commodore Stockton in the Conquest of California. In 1846, Schenck planted American
James_F._Schenck
Stephanie de Sykes and Simon May "Break the Rules" – Status Quo "The Bump" – Commodores "The Bump" – Kenny "Bungle in the Jungle" – Jethro Tull "Can't Get Enough"
1974_in_music
Coming Up for Air Kodaline 4 21 February 2015 1 2 Liquid Spirit Gregory Porter 9 7 March 2015 1 28 February 2015 2 Smoke + Mirrors Imagine Dragons 1 28
List of UK top-ten albums in 2015
List_of_UK_top-ten_albums_in_2015
Historic district in New Jersey, United States
1812, carrying passengers from Philadelphia and New Castle, Delaware. Commodore Stephen Decatur made his summer home at the Atlantic Hotel about this
Cape_May_Historic_District
Calendar year
War: Battle of Monterey – Acting on instructions from Washington, D.C., Commodore John Drake Sloat orders his troops to occupy Monterey and Yerba Buena
1846
Season of television series
season was won by actor Vanessa Hudgens as "Goldfish", with actor Scott Porter finishing second as "Gumball". Season 11 panelists and host Nick Cannon
The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 11
The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)_season_11
Winston Churchill as depicted in culture
Winston Churchill in his honorary air commodore's uniform, c. 1940
Cultural depictions of Winston Churchill
Cultural_depictions_of_Winston_Churchill
1984 novel by Gore Vidal
Edwards – Mrs. Lincoln’s sister Ch 5 General Viele – Union commander Commodore Goldsborough – Union naval officer John E. Wool – Union commander at Ft
Lincoln_(novel)
Power Rangers franchise. December 17 – Archer Maclean, 60, developer of Commodore 64 games including Dropzone and International Karate The Callisto Protocol
2022_in_video_games
of John Porter include Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, American hero of the Great Lakes during the War of 1812; his younger brother Commodore Matthew C
John_Porter_(settler)
Canadian actor and musician
David Dineen-Porter (born 1979) is an actor, comedian and musician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dineen-Porter has performed stand-up and sketch comedy
David_Dineen-Porter
Confederate ironclad warship
substantially different from Porter's other diamond hull designs, and incorporate elements of riverboat design that Porter's other designs do not. No ship
CSS_Tuscaloosa_(ironclad)
Gunboat of the United States Navy
duty. Vesuvius was assigned to the port of Laguna. At this juncture, Commodore Matthew Galbraith Perry – commanding the Gulf Squadron—appointed Magruder
USS_Vesuvius_(1846)
Historic site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
cemetery's early growth by interring the remains of a celebrity: Commodore David Porter. His remains, originally buried at the Philadelphia Naval Asylum
The_Woodlands_(Philadelphia)
Shipyard and building complex in Massachusetts
ISBN 978-1-59884-157-2. Bearss 1984, pp. 2–3. Fowler, William M. (1984). Jack Tars and Commodores: The American Navy, 1783–1815. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. p. 24. ISBN 0-395-35314-9
Boston_Navy_Yard
Early portable computer
design was licensed by Commodore International in a move that was forecast as a "radical shift of position" and a signal that Commodore would soon dominate
Hyperion_(computer)
COMMODORE PORTER
COMMODORE PORTER
Male
Arthurian
, one of king Arthur's chief porters.
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : occupational name for a ropemaker (see Roper).English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for a porter or a basket maker, from Middle English (h)rip ‘basket’. Compare Ripper.
Girl/Female
English
Compound of the names Polly and Anna. Writer Eleanor Porter invented this name for the heroine...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English port ‘gateway’, ‘entrance’ (Old French porte, from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town or city, typically, the man in charge of them. Compare Porter 1.English : topographic name for someone who lived near a harbor or in a market town, from the homonymous Middle English port (Old English port ‘harbor’, ‘market town’, from Latin portus ‘harbor’, ‘haven’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French port, from the same source).German : topographic name for someone who lived near a (city) gate, from Middle Low German porte (modern German Pforte) (see sense 1).Jewish (from Lithuania and Belarus) : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Maori
Maori name made popular by New Zealand actress Nyree Dawn Porter.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for an officer of a court of justice, whose duties included serving writs, distraining goods, and (formerly) arresting people. In England formerly it was also a status name for the chief officer of a hundred (administrative subdivision of a county). The derivation is from Middle English, Old French bailis, from Late Latin baiulivus (adjective), ‘pertaining to an attendant or porter’ (see Bailey).Thomas Baylies, a prominent Quaker, came to Boston from London in 1737.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Latin
One who Carries Goods; Gatekeeper; Keeper of the Gate
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a variant of Chark, a metonymic occupational name for a porter or carrier, from Old French charche ‘load’.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : elaborated form of Port.Dutch : from poort ‘gate’ + man ‘man’, an occupational name for a gatekeeper or a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a walled town (typically the man in charge of them). Compare Porter.American spelling of German Portmann.
Boy/Male
French Latin American
Gatekeeper.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from the Yiddish male personal name Berman, meaning ‘bear man’.Respelling of German Bermann 1–3.English : occupational name for a porter, Middle English berman (Old English bærmann, from beran ‘to carry’ + mann ‘man’).English : possibly from a Middle English personal name, Ber(e)man, which may be derived from Old English Beornmund, composed of the elements beorn ‘young man’, ‘warrior’ + mund ‘protection’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name for a steward or official, Middle English bail(l)i (Old French baillis, from Late Latin baiulivus, an adjectival derivative of baiulus ‘attendant’, ‘carrier’ ‘porter’).English : topographic name for someone who lived by the outer wall of a castle, Middle English bail(l)y, baile ‘outer courtyard of a castle’, from Old French bail(le) ‘enclosure’, a derivative of bailer ‘to enclose’, a word of unknown origin. This term became a place name in its own right, denoting a district beside a fortification or wall, as in the case of the Old Bailey in London, which formed part of the early medieval outer wall of the city.English : habitational name from Bailey in Lancashire, named with Old English beg ‘berry’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.English : Anglicized form of French Bailly.English : The surname Bailey was established early on in North America by several different bearers; one of them, James Bailey, was one of the founders of Rowley, MA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly an occupational name for a porter or carrier, from an agent derivative of Middle English hailen ‘to haul’, ‘to drag’, from Old French haler ‘to pull’.Slovenian : variant spelling of German Haller.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English porter ‘doorkeeper’, ‘gatekeeper’ (Old French portier). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. As an American surname, this has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other European languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner) and North German Poertner.English : occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’).Dutch : occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’. Compare 1.Dutch : status name for a freeman (burgher) of a seaport, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : adoption of the English or Dutch name in place of some Ashkenazic name of similar sound or meaning.
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a porter, from Middle High German last; German Last or Yiddish last ‘burden’, ‘load’.Dutch : metonymic occupational name as in 2, from Middle Dutch last ‘load’, ‘burden’; or a nickname for an awkward character, from Dutch last ‘trouble’, ‘nuisance’.French : habitational name from a place so named in Puy-de-Dôme.
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, PORTER means "doorkeeper."
COMMODORE PORTER
COMMODORE PORTER
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Moon; Fragrance; Redolence
Girl/Female
Tamil
Radha, Long beautiful hair
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gunjita | கூஂஜீதா
Humming of bee
Girl/Female
Irish
Sad.
Boy/Male
Greek
Golden mouthed.
Male
Finnish
 Finnish form of Greek Petros, PETRI means "rock, stone." Compare with another form of Petri.
Boy/Male
Irish
Dwells in the glen.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Triumph of God
Girl/Female
Australian, Jamaican
Blooming Life
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
River Ganga
COMMODORE PORTER
COMMODORE PORTER
COMMODORE PORTER
COMMODORE PORTER
COMMODORE PORTER
n.
A strong malt liquor; strong porter.
n.
A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar.
n.
A female porter.
n.
A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club.
n.
A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.
n.
An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army.
n.
A house where porter is sold.
n.
A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.
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A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary fashion
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A gratuitous loan.
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A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet.
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A small flag; a pennon. The narrow, / long, pennant (called also whip or coach whip) is a long, narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a government vessel in commission. The board pennant is an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of a commodore's vessel.
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The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a doorkeeper.
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See Portress.
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A kind of close stool.
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Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or parcels by a porter.
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A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral.
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An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
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A chest of drawers or a bureau.
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A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber vessel.