Porth

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A town and community in Rhondda Cynon Taf borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST0291).
  2. 2
    A surname from German.
  3. 3
    A village in Newquay parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8362).

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Cornish and Welsh porth (“gateway”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Porth, variant of Port.

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