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Portia.

A female given name from Latin.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈpɔː.ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/General-American
  1. A female given name from Latin.

  2. The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.

Where this word comes from

From Latin Porcia, a feminine form of the gens name Porcius (the gens of the Cato the Elder and his famous descendants), from porcus (“pig”). The moon is named for the character in The Merchant of Venice.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.