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I don't know how accurate this is, but I have a name book that says your name means "pig" or "doorway"; "doorway" sounds a little weird, though.
I like the name Portia, Shakespeare used it. Although I've heard about a Portia who everyone thought was named after the car, Porsche.
I like the name Portia, Shakespeare used it. Although I've heard about a Portia who everyone thought was named after the car, Porsche.
This message was edited 8/31/2014, 10:34 AM
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I can see where the books coming from. Port can mean "gateway," Old English port "portal, door, gate, entrance," from Old French porte "gate, entrance," from Latin porta "city gate, gate; door, entrance," from PIE root *per- (see port (n.1)). Specific meaning "porthole, opening in the side of a ship" is attested from c.1300.
It seems quite possible that Portia could have been derived from Latin porta meaning "gate" or "door."
It seems quite possible that Portia could have been derived from Latin porta meaning "gate" or "door."
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Maybe she blocks the TV a lot...?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/You+make+a+better+door+than+you+do+a+window
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/You+make+a+better+door+than+you+do+a+window
This message was edited 9/4/2014, 2:49 AM
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