Laporte

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proper noun

A surname from French.

OriginFrench Laporte →
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Meanings

Laporte1

proper nounLaporte (countable and uncountable, plural Laportes)

plural Laportes · alternative LaPorte

  1. countableuncountableA surname from French.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Larimer County, Colorado.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Ingersoll Township, Midland County, Michigan.
    3. countableuncountableA minor city in Hubbard County, Minnesota.
    4. countableuncountableA borough, the county seat of Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. Named after John Laporte.
    5. countableuncountableA township in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, which surrounds the borough.
  3. countableuncountableA hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.

LaPorte2

proper nounLaPorte (plural LaPortes)

plural LaPortes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Laporte.

Origin

  1. FrenchLaporte
  2. EnglishLaporte

Borrowed from French Laporte.

More words from French

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

PortelaprolatePlateroePortalPoltera
Cite this entry
APA

Laporte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laporte

MLA

“Laporte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laporte. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laporte,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laporte.

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