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Portia

The origin and history of Portia.

Etymology

From the Latin family name Porcia, feminine form of Porcius, ultimately from porcus ("pig"). The name is now most associated with the clever heroine of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and one of Uranus's moons is named after her.

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