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Portia¹

  • /ˈpɔː.ʃə/ UK
  • /ˈpɔɹ.ʃə/ US

Sounds like Porsche (some accents) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)ʃə

Where it 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.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Latin.
  2. The seventh satellite of the planet Uranus.

portia²

Where it comes from

Corruption of Tamil பூவரசு (pūvaracu, literally “flower-king”), from பூ (pū, “flower”) + அரசு (aracu, “peepul tree”).

noun portias

  1. Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.

    Similar: portia tree

Translations

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name moon of Uranus

日本語ポーシャ Pōsha
РусскийПо́рция Pórcija

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MLA

"portia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/portia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

portia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/portia

Chicago

"portia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/portia.

BibTeX
@misc{portia_2026,
  title = {portia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}