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Porth¹

Where it comes from

From Cornish and Welsh porth (“gateway”).

proper noun

  1. A town and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0291).
  2. A village in Newquay parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8362).

Porth²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Porth, variant of Port.

proper noun Porths

  1. A surname from German.

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"Porth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/porth. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Porth. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/porth

Chicago

"Porth." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/porth.

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@misc{porth_2026,
  title = {Porth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/porth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}