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9/30/2024, 1:24 AM jocatchi
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2/14/2020, 5:55 PM Mike C
2/14/2020, 4:35 PM anonymous

Name Poortman
Type Surname (from occupation & from location)
Usage Dutch
Other Forms FormsPortman
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified

Meaning & History

Occupational name for a gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, from Dutch poort "gate" and man "man, person".
Added 2/14/2020 by anonymous