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Monk or nun who interacts with the public
Christianity portal In a monastery, the porter is the monk (or portress for a nun) appointed to be the one who interacts with the public. It is considered
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Lancaster, Oxford and York Porter (railroad), a railroad employee who assists passengers at stations Porter (monastery), the monk appointed to be the
Porter
Door monitor at a luxury residential building or hotel
guards, porters, enforcers of social mores and general snoops, all rolled into one. Bouncer (doorman) Bawab Concierge Ostiarius Porter (monastery) Receptionist
Doorman_(profession)
Greek Orthodox monastery in Sinai
Saint Catherine's Monastery (Arabic: دير القدّيسة كاترين Dayr al-Qiddīsa Katrīn, Greek: Ιερά Μονή Αγίας Αικατερίνης Όρους Σινά, romanized: Iërá Moní Ayías
Saint_Catherine's_Monastery
Reign of King William the Third, as relates to Burials in suppressed Monasteries, Abbeys or Convents, in Ireland; and to make further Provision with respect
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Reign of King William the Third, as relates to Burials in suppressed Monasteries, Abbeys, or Convents, in Ireland; and to make further Provision with
Statute_Law_Revision_Act_1873
Tales: The Thief Who Broke His Leg 06-Feb-69 677 Egyptian Folk Tales: The Monastery of St Pacomus 07-Feb-69 678 The Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse:
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Ancient monastery in Gaza, Palestine
of Gaza who lived at the monastery for around nine years. He was assigned as responsible for the monastery's hotel and porter but was asked then, as he
Monastery_of_Seridus
American author, poet, and translator (born 1943)
Bill Porter (born October 3, 1943) is an American writer who translates Chinese texts under the pen-name Red Pine (Chinese: 赤松; pinyin: Chì Sōng). He primarily
Red_Pine_(author)
4th-century handwritten Bible copy in Greek
to the attention of scholars in the 19th century at Saint Catherine's Monastery in the Sinai Peninsula, with further material discovered in the 20th and
Codex_Sinaiticus
Friends Jason Bourne Monk/nun A person who isolates from society in a monastery or convent and takes a vow of celibacy. In the Catholic church monks have
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friend Suthichai Yoon as Luang Por Teera, the head of the local Buddhist monastery Yothin Udomsanti as Pee Lek, head of security at the White Lotus and Gaitok's
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Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Nepal
Tengboche Monastery (or Thyangboche Monastery), also known as Dawa Choling Gompa, in the Tengboche village in Khumjung in the Khumbu region of eastern
Tengboche_Monastery
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558
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the University of Hertfordshire 27 March 2008 The Dissolution of the Monasteries Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church at Oxford
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King of England from 1509 to 1547
rather than a church under papal authority. Henry dissolved convents and monasteries, seized their wealth, disposed of their assets, destroyed buildings and
Henry_VIII
United States historic place
Casey, OFMCap. Solanus Casey was a Capuchin friar who served as the monastery porter 1924-1946, meeting visitors at the friary door. He also helped out
St._Bonaventure_Monastery
Belfast British Army Shot, from British Army observation post in Clonard Monastery, while driving van Francis Quinn 09 August 1971 20 Catholic Civilian Springfield
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Book of monastic precepts written in 516
deposed, or expelled for misconduct. Chapter 66 appoints a porter, and recommends that each monastery be self-contained and avoid intercourse with the outer
Rule_of_Saint_Benedict
municipality of Romainmôtier-Envy in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The monastery was founded by Romanus of Condat, after whom it was named. It is entered
Romainmôtier_Priory
ha C/ Sant Pau, 89-97 (Ciutat Vella) This park is located around the Monastery of Sant Pau del Camp, in the neighborhood of El Raval. Founded at the
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Theravada Buddhist sect in Myanmar and China
studies. The headquarters is the Pannyalankara Kyaung Zawti Monastery in Mohnyin. Porter, Olivia (2023). Hidden in Plain Sight: The Tai Zawti Buddhists
Tai_Zawti
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother of God, of the Čajniče Monastery, in Čajniče, Bosnia and Herzegovina, keeps the book Kočerinska ploča (or
Literature of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Literature_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
American Tibetan Buddhist nun
Jersey farm with an older brother and sister, and graduated from Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut. She obtained a bachelor's degree in
Pema_Chödrön
Almshouse in Islington
Thomas More came to the monastery for spiritual recuperation. The monastery was closed in 1537, in the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the English Reformation
London_Charterhouse
is romantic, Hobie takes the girl on jetski to a cove near a seaside monastery to kiss her as the bells toll, but they get caught in a dangerous current
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Lola visits Ms. Porter who tells her that Grace has gone missing. There is a glimpse of a beheaded Grace on her bed. When Ms. Porter vows to find out
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South Vietnamese military officer and politician (1924–2020)
him to reflect on his path "from the contemplative life of a Buddhist monastery to the brutal reality of war". The Việt Minh depended on popular support
Trần_Ngọc_Châu
American television host, comedian, and writer (born 1963)
"Universal Life Church Monastery Minister Conan O'Brien to Perform Gay Wedding". Universal Life Church. Universal Life Church Monastery. October 28, 2011.
Conan_O'Brien
English mountaineer (1886–1924)
joined by Harold Porter, Mallory's climbing partner, and stayed at the Snowdon Ranger Inn on the shore of Llyn Cwellyn. Mallory and Porter pioneered new
George_Mallory
2006 Four Guitars Live Important with Ranaldo, Giffoni, & Moore 2006 New Monastery Cryptogramophone 2007 Draw Breath Cryptogramophone 2007 Suite: Bittersweet
Nels_Cline_discography
List of episodes of the TV show Blindspot
Archived from the original on October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015. Porter, Rick (November 4, 2015). "NBC adds episodes to SVU, Blindspot and Chicago
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American singer and actress (born 1946)
(November 1, 2021). "Cher Announces Streaming Event To Benefit Buddhist Monastery And Nunnery In Nepal". uDiscover Music. Retrieved December 7, 2025. Wilker
Cher
tragic life of Angus during the Reformation, detailing his orphanage in a monastery, his grievance over the death of his lover Ann Macrae and his shipwreck
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Person who lives in seclusion from society
living in the cenobium or community of the monastery, to move to a cell suitable as a hermitage on monastery grounds. There have also been many hermits
Hermit
Dutch painter (1853–1890)
caregiver, Frédéric Salles, a Protestant clergyman. Saint-Paul was a former monastery in Saint-Rémy, located less than 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Arles, and
Vincent_van_Gogh
Battle between English and Normans in 1066
died along with about twice that number of Englishmen. William founded a monastery at the site of the battle, with the high altar of the abbey church said
Battle_of_Hastings
Person living alone on a landowner's estate
Chastity Obedience Profession Solemn vow Vow of silence Vow of enclosure Monastery (List) Abbey Chapter house Cloister Convent Double Hermitage Priory Refectory
Garden_hermit
English textile artist, author, and socialist (1834–1896)
Anglo-Catholic movement, and decided to become clergymen in order to found a monastery where they could live a life of chastity and dedication to artistic pursuit
William_Morris
to divine revelation. Monasteries were centers of Christian scholarship, intellectual activity, and theology. Four monasteries have been discovered in
Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia
Religion_in_pre-Islamic_Arabia
Ancient basilica in Piacenza, Italy
second bishop of the city. San Savino was established as a Benedictine monastery in 903, located outside the then city walls. Much of Piacenza, and likely
San_Savino,_Piacenza
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List of 2021 albums (January–June)
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Religious title
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from
Abbot
attempt was one stolen in recent raids on government and territorial armories. And improperly-made wine leads to a monastery under illegal occupation
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English theatre organist (1904–1985)
No.8 Rex 8880 Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom. Blackpool 11/36 148 In a Monastery Garden / In a Persian Market Rex 8909 Wurlitzer 3/13. Tower Ballroom.
Reginald_Dixon
Culinary traditions of Sweden
ginger snaps (has been eaten since the 14th century and baked at the monastery of Vadstena since 1444); associated with Christmas. Semla With the new
Swedish_cuisine
English Renaissance composer (died 1585)
March 1538. Toward the end of 1538 Tallis moved to a large Augustinian monastery, Waltham Abbey in Essex, after he had come into contact with the abbot
Thomas_Tallis
Mother church of Armenia built in the 4th century
and Etchmiadzin monastery (red) in the late 19th century (by Ghevont Alishan). The cathedral is marked as 1. A plan of the monastery H. F. B. Lynch In
Etchmiadzin_Cathedral
marry Penny, and explains the nature of time travel to him. Later, in the monastery Desmond briefly lives in, she also appears in a photograph in the head
List_of_Lost_characters
Township in Essex County, New Jersey, US
Mountain Reservation Eagle Rock Reservation and 9/11 Memorial Empty Cloud Monastery West Orange is governed by Plan B of the Mayor-Council system of municipal
West_Orange,_New_Jersey
20th-century movement and style
concrete, was austere and without ornament, inspired by the medieval monasteries he had visited on his first trip to Italy. In Britain, the major figures
Modern_architecture
Record-setting Sherpa mountain climber of highest peaks
considered becoming a monk and spent some time at the Thame Dechen Chokhorling monastery but decided not to proceed with this vocation. A 2018 report stated that
Kami_Rita
Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015. Porter, Rick. "Saturday cable ratings: College football and 'Family Guy' on top"
List of Ghost Adventures episodes
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Season of television series
Archived from the original on December 3, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017. Porter, Rick (October 13, 2017). "'Will & Grace,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Gotham' and
Supernatural_season_13
an Anglo-Saxon double monastery, provides education for women. c. 750 CE Germany Leoba is appointed abbess of the monastery of Tauberbischofsheim, contributing
Timeline_of_women's_education
Hawk with a broken leg who she names Angel and when Julie goes to the monastery with Mr. Miyagi, she has Eric McGowen, her love interest, look after Angel;
List of The Karate Kid and Cobra Kai characters
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Brewed beverage
common tradition of the Orientals, complained to the monks of a certain monastery in the Kingdom of Ayaman, that is Arabia Felix. Noted by H. F. Nicolai
Coffee
the Alaverdi Monastery, near the town of Akhmeta in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia. The tornado damaged the roof of the monastery and uprooted
Tornadoes_of_2024
English writer, merchant and spy (1660–1731)
(1718) Every-body's Business, Is No-body's Business (1725) The Protestant Monastery (1726) Parochial Tyranny (1727) Augusta Triumphans (1728) Second Thoughts
Daniel_Defoe
monastery. Timothy Power, Michele Degli Esposti, Robert Hoyland & Rania Kannouma, "A newly discovered Late Antique monastery and Islamic town
History of the United Arab Emirates
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there is a nearby splinter monastery with valuables, such as the Ikon of Elijah. Carpius visits the isolated mountain monastery in order to steal the valuable
Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 5
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station and takes sanctuary at the same monastery, as he was shot by Unser. Police officers visit the monastery and ask Father Vincente questions about
Alfred Hitchcock Presents season 1
Alfred_Hitchcock_Presents_season_1
Town in Arunachal Pradesh, India
Actual Control with China. It is the site of a famous Gelugpa Buddhist Monastery. Tawang originates from the Tibetan word Ta means "horse" and wang means
Tawang
Educational campus in Cork City, Ireland
The North Monastery (Irish: An Mhainistir Thuaidh), commonly known as The Mon, is a co-educational education campus comprising Scoil Mhuire Fatima Primary
North_Monastery
Nepali web documentary series
settlement in Tsum Valley. If you go a little further, you will find a monastery and then yak pastures and hills for harvesting Yarsagumba. If you keep
Herne_Katha
Ancient Assyrian city
Khosrow II (591–628) built a fortress on the west bank, and two Christian monasteries were constructed around 570 and 595. This growing settlement was not
Nineveh
husband's infidelity. Meanwhile, after Gavin retires, Harry employs a new porter, Hanif. He also hires a barman, Lionel (John Landry); soon Lionel's racist
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2024 film by J. C. Chandor
Nikolai. Discovering Kraven's connection to Dmitri, Aleksei lures him to a monastery in Turkey, but Kraven survives the ambush. Aleksei hires the Foreigner
Kraven_the_Hunter_(film)
Scottish geologist and explorer
"cheerful and good-natured", and that although he was good at dealing with the porters he was no climber. Later, while exploring north of Everest, Mallory's photographs
Alexander_Heron
Missing 17 17 "Death on the Slipway" Peter Hammond James Mitchell Nyree Dawn Porter, Peter Arne, Frank Thornton, Hamilton Dyce, Gary Watson, Tom Adams, Patrick
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Welsh soldier and courtier (c. 1510–1544)
maternal nephew of Thomas Cromwell, profiting from the Dissolution of the Monasteries in which he took an active part. He was the patrilineal great-grandfather
Richard Williams (alias Cromwell)
Richard_Williams_(alias_Cromwell)
Italian murderer (1882–1970)
Serenelli eventually retired to a monastery of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, where he served as a gardener and porter and eventually was accepted as
Alessandro_Serenelli
Liturgical rite of the Catholic Church
Monastery of Teplá
Norbertine_Rite
State in northeast India
collected the taxes were called Dzongpon. The tax was carried to Tawang Monastery and then to Lhasa via Tsona city (present-day China). Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal_Pradesh
2024 British television drama series
Wriothesley Kate Phillips as Jane Seymour Richard Dillane as Duke of Suffolk Joss Porter as Richard Cromwell Will Keen as Thomas Cranmer Will Tudor as Edward Seymour
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
Wolf_Hall:_The_Mirror_and_the_Light
Suburb (and lake) in Cork, Ireland
School North Monastery Mount Mercy College Presentation Brothers College Scoil Mhuire, Cork St Francis College Rochestown Hamblin and Porter's Grammar School
The_Lough,_Cork
Season of television series
Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018. Porter, Rick (November 17, 2017). "'American Horror Story: Cult' triples in cable
Shameless_season_8
London in the reign of the Tudor monarchs of England
ISBN 9780213164386. Porter 2016, p. 64-65. Porter 2016, p. 68. Porter 2016, p. 111. Porter 2016, p. 113. Porter 2016, p. 288. Mortimer 2012, p. 287. Porter 2016, p
Tudor_London
Swiss breed of cattle
Central Switzerland. Documents from the late fourteenth century at the Monastery of Einsiedeln record the export of such cattle to Vorarlberg, now part
Braunvieh
Early Christian dualistic theology
century. For example, the Thomas of Margā, abbot of the Eastern Syriac monastery of Beth ʿAvē, states that, at the end of the eighth century, the metropolitan
Marcionism
Roman Catholic pontifical vestment
Pontifical sandals, c. 1517 (Stadtmuseum, Rapperswil-Jona, former Premonstratensian Monastery Rüti, Zurich)
Episcopal_sandals
Day of the year
Syrian reconsecrates the Mor Bar Sauma Monastery, which he reconstructed after its destruction by a fire. The monastery stays a center of the Syriac Orthodox
May_15
American golfer and golf course architect
The history of Carmel, Carmel Valley, Big Sur, Point Lobos, Carmelite Monastery, and Los Burros. Santa Cruz, California: Valley Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 9780913548738
Marion_Hollins
French nun, philosopher, writer, scholar, and abbess (1101–1164)
into the convent due to jealousy. Yet, as her husband was entering the monastery, she had few other options at the time, beyond perhaps returning to the
Heloise
Island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland
by Gaelic peoples. Saint Maccai (died 460) was said to have founded a monastery on the island.Other well known Gaelic missionaries associated with the
Isle_of_Bute
Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022. Porter, Edric (27 February 2022). "Sweden increases humanitarian aid to Ukraine"
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1996 drama film directed by Anthony Minghella
curse to her loved ones. She gains permission to settle in a bombed-out monastery with her patient, as he is suffering during their hospital unit's relocation
The_English_Patient_(film)
Hospital specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders
concentration camps, prisons, military organizations, orphanages, and monasteries. In his book Asylums Goffman describes how the institutionalisation process
Psychiatric_hospital
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Northern Romanian monastery
Fâstâci Monastery (Mănăstirea Fâstâci) is a monastery in Fâstâci Village, Cozmeşti Commune, Vaslui County. It is in the Moldavia region of northern Romania
Fâstâci_Monastery
Day of the year
1256 – The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae
May_4
Staging areas at Mount Everest
via the northeast ridge. Supplies are shipped to the South Base Camp by porters, and with the help of animals, usually yaks. The North Base Camp is accessed
Everest_base_camps
Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (1914–1986)
name was changed on the advice of the head lama and founder of Rongbuk Monastery, Ngawang Tenzin Norbu. "Tenzing Norgay" translates as
Tenzing_Norgay
American comedian, writer and television host (born 1964)
at church and is an ordained minister with the Universal Life Church Monastery. He was an altar server for eleven years in his childhood. Raised Catholic
Stephen_Colbert
American tragicomedy crime TV series (2018–2023)
Greatest TV Shows of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 23, 2024. Porter, Rick (April 6, 2018). "'Krypton' premiere makes solid gains in cable Live
Barry_(TV_series)
Church in Cork, Ireland
School North Monastery Mount Mercy College Presentation Brothers College Scoil Mhuire, Cork St Francis College Rochestown Hamblin and Porter's Grammar School
Christ_Church,_Cork
Spanish Catholic lay brother (1540–1592)
his inclination to religious life, recommended several richly endowed monasteries, but he answered, "I was born poor and am resolved to die in poverty
Paschal_Baylón
Railway station in County Cork, Ireland
School North Monastery Mount Mercy College Presentation Brothers College Scoil Mhuire, Cork St Francis College Rochestown Hamblin and Porter's Grammar School
Cork Victoria Road railway station
Cork_Victoria_Road_railway_station
Street of Cork city, Ireland
School North Monastery Mount Mercy College Presentation Brothers College Scoil Mhuire, Cork St Francis College Rochestown Hamblin and Porter's Grammar School
South_Mall,_Cork
Triptych painting by Hieronymus Bosch
and right panels make it unlikely that it was planned for a church or monastery. It has been housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, Spain since 1939
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The_Garden_of_Earthly_Delights
PORTER MONASTERY
PORTER MONASTERY
Boy/Male
English American
Keeper of the forest; forest ranger. Famous bearer: actor Parker Stevenson.
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, PORTER means "doorkeeper."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, Latin
One who Carries Goods; Gatekeeper; Keeper of the Gate
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, which could have derived from any of the following: 1) Middle English foster, FOSTER means "foster-parent," 2) forster, meaning "forester," 3) forster, meaning "shearer," or 4) fuyster, meaning "saddle-tree maker."
Male
English
English occupational surname transferred to forename use, CARTER means "carter," someone who uses a cart.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, German, Indian
Transporter of Goods with a Cart; Cart Driver; Carter; Someone who Uses a Cart
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a hornblower or worker in horn, from an agent derivative of Old French corne ‘horn’ (see Corne).English : metonymic occupational name for a maker of hand mills, from an agent derivative of Old English cweorn ‘hand mill’ (see Corn 3).English : topographic name for someone who lived on the corner of two streets or tracks, (Middle English corner, from Old French cornier ‘angle’, ‘corner’).Americanized spelling of German Körner (see Koerner) or Swiss Korner.
Surname or Lastname
English, Dutch, and North German (Pötter)
English, Dutch, and North German (Pötter) : occupational name for a maker of drinking and storage vessels, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Middle Low German pot. In the Middle Ages the term covered workers in metal as well as earthenware and clay.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a horse dealer, Middle English corser.
Boy/Male
Spanish American
Courteous.. The Spanish explorer and adventurer Cortez conquered the Aztec civilization of Mexico...
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia)
English (East Anglia) : unexplained. There is a Larter Farm in Norfolk, but whether the place name gave rise to the surname or vice versa is not clear.
Boy/Male
French Latin American
Gatekeeper.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English porter ‘doorkeeper’, ‘gatekeeper’ (Old French portier). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. As an American surname, this has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other European languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner) and North German Poertner.English : occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’).Dutch : occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’. Compare 1.Dutch : status name for a freeman (burgher) of a seaport, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : adoption of the English or Dutch name in place of some Ashkenazic name of similar sound or meaning.
Surname or Lastname
English (Cumbria)
English (Cumbria) : unexplained. Compare Cartner.Americanized spelling of German Kortner, probably a habitational name from any of several places called Korten in Westphalia, the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. This is also found as a Norwegian name, probably taken there from Germany.
Male
Norwegian
Danish and Norwegian form of Latin Martinus, MORTEN means "of/like Mars."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : reduced form of Forster.English : nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fÅstre, a derivative of fÅstrian ‘to nourish or rear’).Jewish : probably an Americanized form of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, such as Forster.This name was brought to North America by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Thomas Foster (1640–79) is buried in the old burial ground in Cambridge, MA. John Foster, born 1648 in Dorchester, MA, was the earliest wood engraver in America.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for someone who looked after asses and horses, from an agent derivative of Colt. Compare Coulthard.Variant spelling of German Kolter.
Male
Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Greek Petros, PETTER means "rock, stone."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Port.French : from Old French porte ‘gateway’, ‘entrance’ (from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town (typically, the man in charge of them).Jewish (Sephardic) : variant of Porta.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English martre, marter ‘marten’ (Old French martre).Dutch : possibly from marter ‘marten’.
PORTER MONASTERY
PORTER MONASTERY
Female
Japanese
(1-美ä¿, 2-美帆) Japanese name MIHO means 1) "beautiful guarantee" or "beautiful sail." Compare with masculine Miho.Â
Girl/Female
Muslim
Ghee
Girl/Female
Hindu
Power of Lord Mahesha (Shiva)
Boy/Male
Hindu
Smile
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Muslim, Pakistani
One who Know the Recital of Quaran
Male
Greek
Variant spelling of Greek Kronos, CRONOS means "time."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Babington in Somerset or Great or Little Bavington in Northumberland, named with the Old English personal name Babba (see Babb) + the connective particle -ing- ‘associated with’, ‘named after’ + tūn ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : variant of the habitational name Lewing, from a place near Stade in Lower Saxony.North German : patronymic from a personal name (Lehwing or Lewien), formed with Middle Low German lev ‘dear’ + win ‘friend’.English : perhaps a habitational name from Levens in Cumbria, probably so named from the Old English personal name LÄ“ofa (+ genitive n) + næss ‘promontory’, ‘headland’.Possibly a hypercorrected spelling of Irish Levens, a County Louth name, which Woulfe interprets as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac DhuinnshlébhÃn, a variant of Dunleavy.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
One who Owns Four Horses
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Yehowshuwa, JOSHUA means "God is salvation." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including the leader of the Israelites after Moses died. Jehoshua is another Anglicized form.
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v. t.
To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away goods or honor.
n.
See Pouter.
n.
The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the Sublime Porte, from the gate (port) of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.
n.
The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.
v. t.
To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
n.
A bringer in; an importer.
v. t.
To invest with the Order of the Garter.
v. t.
To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden.
v. t.
To drive into a corner.
v. t.
To plaster or make fast with mortar.
v. t.
To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.
v. t.
To bind with a garter.
v. t.
To fasten with a cotter.
n.
One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country or state; -- opposed to exporter.
n.
The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.
n.
Alt. of Dormer window
v. t.
To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
a.
Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument.
n.
A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar.
n.
A private corner.