Portus Cale

Type Settlement
Usage Ancient Roman

Meaning & History

Means "port of Cale" in Latin. This was the name of the city now known as Porto. The name of the city was later applied to the entire region of Portugal.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesPortugal(Bosnian) Portugal(Catalan) Portugal(Croatian) Portugal(Danish) Portugal(Dutch) Porto, Portugal(English) Portugal(Estonian) Portugal(French) Portugal(Galician) Portugal(German) Portugal(Indonesian) Portogallo(Italian) Portugale(Late Roman) Portugal(Luxembourgish) Portugal(Malay) Portugal(Norwegian) Porto, Portugal(Portuguese) Portugal(Serbian) Portugal(Spanish) Portugal(Swedish)
Entry updated November 16, 2019