A place name for various coastal towns and cities, typically indicating a western harbor or port location.
Compound of Old English 'west' (western direction) and 'port' (harbor, from Latin 'portus'). The name reflects medieval settlement patterns where communities were often named for their geographic position relative to harbors or trade routes.
Westport appears as a town name across the English-speaking world, from Connecticut to Ireland to New Zealand, showing how colonists carried familiar naming patterns to new shores. Each Westport tells a story of maritime commerce and the human instinct to organize space around cardinal directions.
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