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Posted by Dennis Anthony Porto on March 30, 2005 at 04:45:57: In Reply to: Surnames Porto and Gidero posted by Donna on 09/01/03 at 5:34 PM: My family is from Belsito, in Calabria. I believe that their original last name was Porco, which meant pig, but it was then changed to Porto which means port or gateway. The other half of my family, the Grecos, told me this, so they may have just been poking fun at the Portos, but who knows. Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name : E-Mail : Password: Subject : Re: Surnames Porto and Gidero Comments: If you press "Preview Message," you are taken to a preview screen where your message is shown to you before allowing you to post it. Your message is not finalized until you click "Post Message".