# Portishead

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɔːtɪsˈhɛd/ · frequency rank #79,869

## Definitions
1. A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in North Somerset district, Somerset, England, on the Bristol Channel (OS grid ref ST4676).

## Etymology
From the genitive singular of Old English port (“harbor”), portes + hēafod (“head”), meaning "the harbor headland".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/portishead