Meanings
portia1
plural portias
- Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
Synonyms: portia tree
Portia2
- A female given name from Latin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
Origin
portia · noun
- Tamilபூவரசு
- Englishportia
Corruption of Tamil பூவரசு (pūvaracu, literally “flower-king”), from பூ (pū, “flower”) + அரசு (aracu, “peepul tree”).
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Full word history & related roots →Portia · proper noun
- LatinPorcia
- EnglishPortia
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.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Japanese ポーシャ
- ポーシャ (Pōsha)moon of Uranus
Russian По́рция
- По́рция (Pórcija)moon of Uranus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with portia
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Cite this entry
portia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portia
“portia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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