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Portwood

Portwood proper noun: an English surname that is said to mean "town of the gate by the wood." The name has been known in the US since 1679.

Proper noun

Portwood

  1. An English surname that is said to mean "town of the gate by the wood." The name has been known in the US since 1679.

Questions about Portwood

What does Portwood mean?
Portwood means an English surname that is said to mean "town of the gate by the wood." The name has been known in the US since 1679.
What part of speech is Portwood?
Portwood is a proper noun.

Words near Portwood in the dictionary

  1. Portus
  2. Portus Julius
  3. Portus Magnus
  4. Portuñol
  5. Portway
  6. Portwood
  7. porty
  8. portyanka
  9. portyankas
  10. portyanki
  11. Portz

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