Portia is a feminine given name taken from the name of the Roman Porcia gens, which was ultimately derived from the Latin ; translates to pig. It is best known as a character who disguises herself as a man to act as an imposter judge and save the life of Antonio in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. Porsha is a modern misspelling variant.
Women
Portia (wife of Brutus) or Porcia, the wife of Roman senator Marcus Junius Brutus Portia Arthur (born 1990), Ghanaian author, writer and reporter Portia Spennie Blackiston (1898–1973), American educator and clubwoman Portia Dawson, American actress Portia de Rossi or Portia DeGeneres, Australian-born actress Portia Doubleday, American actress Portia Geach (1873–1959), Australian artist and feminist Portia Holman (1903–1983), Australian child psychiatrist Portia Mansfield (1887–1979), American dance educator and choreographer Portia Robinson (1926–2023), Australian historian Portia Holmes Shields, American academic administrator Portia Simpson-Miller, political leader of Jamaica's People's National Party and Prime Minister of Jamaica Portia White, Canadian singer Portia Wu (born 1970), American lawyer Portia Zvavahera (born 1985), Zimbabwean painter
Pen name Portia, pen name of Abigail Adams (1744–1818) Portia, pen name of Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge (1803–1825)
Fictional Portia (The Merchant of Venice), a character in William Shakespeare's play The Merchant of Venice Portia Quayne, the protagonist in The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen Portia Gibbons, a character on The Mighty B! Portia, a minor character in The Hunger Games Portia Copeland, a character in Carson McCullers' novel The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter Portia Blake, the lead character in the American radio and television soap opera Portia Faces Life Portia, a spider protagonist in Children of Time, a novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky Portia, Door's mother in Neverwhere, a novel by Neil Gaiman Portia Featherington, the matriarch of the Featherington family in the Bridgerton novels and Netflix television adaptation. Princess Portia, a character in the animated fantasy film Barbie: Princess Charm School. Portia, from the "Spencer and Portia" segments of 101 Dalmatian Street Portia Maye, the Houndmaster in the video game Dead by Daylight Portia Weever, a character in Waterloo Road Portia, named after the Shakespearean character, a lead character in the 2015 musical Something Rotten!
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