Portia

Feminine Latin name

Portia is a feminine given name, most associated with the clever heroine in Shakespeare's *The Merchant of Venice*, who disguises herself as a lawyer to deliver the famous "quality of mercy" speech.

The name suggests intelligence and eloquence.

Portia is also a small moon of Uranus, named after the character.

Shakespeare

Venice

Lagoon city, northeastern Italy

Shylock · trial · heiress · suitors · ring · gold · silver · lead · Jessica · bond

namesake

feminine

Pertaining to women

literary · elegance · refinement · given name · Shakespeare · character · aristocratic · cultured

Saturn

moon

Natural planetary satellite

shepherd · Rosalind · Juliet · Desdemona · Bianca · Cressida · Ophelia · Cordelia · Puck · Cupid

Categories
Opposites
gender and name type

PortiaMarcus

Traditional Roman praenomen

Brutus · Julius · Cassius

role in merchant of venice

PortiaShylock

Lady Macbeth · Iago · Antonio · Regan · Edmund

moral/judicial stance

PortiaShylock

vengeance · cruelty · mercilessness · retribution · legalism

Phrases
Family

support, report, transport, import, export, portfolio, porter, purport, deport

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G