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Porterfield

Porterfield proper noun: a Scottish surname.

Proper noun

Porterfield (countable and uncountable, plural Porterfields)

  1. A Scottish surname.
  2. A town and census-designated place therein, in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States.
  3. A suburb of Renfrew, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4966).

Forms of Porterfield

pluralPorterfields

Origin of Porterfield

From porter + field, a Scottish topographic surname from the hereditary lands owned by a porter.

Questions about Porterfield

What does Porterfield mean?
Porterfield means a Scottish surname.
What part of speech is Porterfield?
Porterfield is a proper noun.

Words near Porterfield in the dictionary

  1. porterages
  2. Porteras
  3. portered
  4. porteress
  5. porteresses
  6. Porterfield
  7. Porterfields
  8. porterhouse
  9. porterhouse steak
  10. porterhouse steaks
  11. porterhouses

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