Portunus: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Portunus – Meaning: protector of harbors, tied to Latin portus ('harbor, port') – Origin: Latin – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: por-TOO-nus


Portunus is a Latin boy's name meaning “protector of harbors, tied to Latin portus ('harbor, port')”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Portunus

Meaning: Protector of harbors, tied to Latin portus ('harbor, port').

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Portunus

Phonetic: por-TOO-nus   IPA: /pɔːrˈtuːnəs/

Popularity of Portunus

Portunus 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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