Portland

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English Portland. By surface analysis, port + land. === Pronunciation === (UK, Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈpɔːtlənd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɔɹtlənd/ === Proper noun === Portland The largest city in Oregon, United States and the county seat of Multnomah County; named for the city in Maine. Synonym: PDX The largest city in Maine, United States and the county seat of Cumberland County; named for the Isle of Portland. Multiple smaller locales in the United States: A town in Ashley County, Arkansas; named for its steamboat port. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Colorado; named for the local Portland cement industry. A census-designated place in Ouray County, Colorado. A town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Connecticut; named for the Isle of Portland. An unincorporated community in Polk County, Georgia; named for the local Portland cement industry. A township in Whiteside County, Illinois. A city, the county seat of Jay County, Indiana; named for the city in Maine. A township and census-designated place therein, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa. An unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. A city and township in Ionia County, Michigan. An unincorporated community in Callaway County, Missouri; named for its port. A town in Chautauqua County, New York. A minor city in Traill County, North Dakota. An unincorporated community in Lebanon Township, Meigs County, Ohio. A borough in Northampton County, Pennsylvania; named for the city in Maine. A city in Sumner County and Robertson County, Tennessee. A city in San Patricio County, Texas; named for the city in Maine. A town in Dodge County, Wisconsin. An unincorporated community in Portland, Dodge County and town of Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Monroe County, Wisconsin. Some other townships, listed under Portland Township. A civil parish with a town council on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England, a tied island in the English Channel. A locale in Australia: A town in the City of Lithgow, New South Wales; named for the local Portland cement industry. A city in Victoria; named for British politician William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland. A community in Rideau Lakes township, Ontario, Canada; named for the 3rd Duke of Portland. A townland in County Tipperary, Ireland. A parish of Jamaica. A locality near Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand; named for the local Portland cement industry. A sea area between the Isle of Portland and the coast of France. A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Portland is the 143149th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Portland is most common among White (89.66%) individuals. === References === == Dutch == === Etymology === Attested as Portlandsche Polder in 1839–1859. Borrowed from English Portland. Named after Hans William Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland and lord of Rhoon. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Port‧land === Proper noun === Portland n a neighbourhood of Albrandswaard, South Holland, Netherlands === References === van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “Portland”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎[3] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN == Old English == === Etymology === Equivalent to port +‎ land. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈportˌlɑnd/, [ˈporˠtˌlɑnd] === Proper noun === Portland n Portland (in Dorset, England) The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle