Portia
Pronunciation: POHR-shə (key)
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Origin of the name Portia:
From the Latin Porcia, a feminine form of Porcius, an old Roman family name probably derived from porcus (a pig, a hog). The name Portia was borne by the heroine in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.
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Portia de Rossi, actress and wife of Ellen DeGeneres.
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Not only was Portia a Shakespearean character, she was the first female lawyer to be noted in literature.
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