Definition of "Porter"

A surname originating as an occupation.  examples

A unisex given name  examples

A placename in the United States:

1. A town in Westchester Township, Porter County, Indiana.  examples

2. A town and village in Oxford County, Maine.  examples

3. A minor city in Yellow Medicine County and Lincoln County, Minnesota.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Missouri.  examples

5. A town in Niagara County, New York, named after Augustus Porter.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Gallia County, Ohio.  examples

7. A town in Wagoner County, Oklahoma.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.  examples

9. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.  examples

10. A town in Rock County, Wisconsin.  examples

11. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Porter Township.  examples

12. Ellipsis of Porter County.  examples

13. Ellipsis of Porter Crater.  examples