At a Glance
- Meaning
- New port/harbor town
- Origin
- Old English (place name, 'new' + 'port')
- Pronunciation
- NEW-port
Newport is an Old English (place name, 'new' + 'port') name meaning “new port/harbor town”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Newport
Meaning: New port/harbor town.
Origin: Old English (place name, 'new' + 'port').
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Newport
NEW-portIPA /ˈnjuːpɔːrt/
Popularity of Newport
Newport doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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