This article is about the surname. For other uses, see Porcher (disambiguation).
Porcher is a French language word meaning "swineherd" (from Old French porc), from which a metonymic surname is derived.[1] Variants of the surname include Le Porcher, Porchier, Porquier, Porquiez, Pourcher, Pourchaire, Porchet, Porchel, Porchat and Pourchet; and also diminutive forms Porcheray, Porcheret, Porcherot and Porcherel.
^Reaney, Percy Hide & Wilson, Richard Middlewood. A Dictionary of English Surnames. (Routledge, 1991), p. 358.
Porcher (1853–1935), American writer and journalist Frederick Adolphus Porcher (1909–1888), American politician and educator Friedrich Joseph Porcher [de]...
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named after William Porcher DuBose) and as priest-in-charge at the nearby Chapel of the Holy Comforter. In 1836, William Porcher DuBose was born near...
38972 (Porcher Island (locality)). Stephens and Prescott Islands are located off its northwestern tip. With a land area of 200 sq mi (518 km2), Porcher Island...
in 2018 by Raphaël Glucksmann, Claire Nouvian, Jo Spiegel, and Thomas Porcher. In January 2019, the movement claimed 25,000 members. The party was officially...
named the "Robert Porcher Man of the Year" in honor of his tremendous contributions to the community, especially in Detroit. Porcher is now an entrepreneur...
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obtained the house from the Porcher family and turned it into the City Hall. It is currently rented out for special occasions. Porcher was a pioneer in the citrus...
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and Magazine Streets to his daughter, Mary Mayzck Porcher, for her and her husband, Philip Porcher, to build a house. The house they built is similar...
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