Etymology

Westport

West·port
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Today it means: A town in County Mayo, Ireland (Irish grid ref L 9984). Full definition →

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The story

From west + port. From west or the surname West and port.

First known use, by meaning

  • From 1839 A village in Nova Scotia.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.