The baby name Porcia is a Female name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈpɔːrʃə/ (POR-shə); alternative English: /ˈpɔːrsiə/ (POR-see-ə); Classical Latin: /ˈpor.ki.a/ (POR-kee-ah).
Porcia is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Porcia is a Female name , 23 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈpɔːrʃə/ (POR-shə); alternative English: /ˈpɔːrsiə/ (POR-see-ə); Classical Latin: /ˈpor.ki.a/ (POR-kee-ah).
Porcia is Latin in Origin.
Porcia is the classical Latin feminine form of Porcius, the name of a prominent Roman gens; it ultimately derives from the Latin porcus, “pig,” an animal associated with agricultural plenty and domestic prosperity in Roman religion. Women of the Porcii were identified simply as Porcia, making it a dignified, aristocratic designation rather than a separate given name in antiquity.
The name’s best-known bearer is Porcia Catonis, daughter of Cato the Younger and wife of Brutus, whose story influenced Renaissance writers. A Renaissance misreading of Plutarch helped spread the variant Portia, cemented in English by Shakespeare’s heroine in The Merchant of Venice. Porcia survives as the more classical form and appears in Romance languages (Italian Porzia; Spanish Porcia), while English largely prefers Portia; modern phonetic spellings like Porsha also occur. Overall, the name conveys a cultured classical aura with connotations of abundance and steadfast domestic virtue.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #245 | 4 | 5,396 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #332 | 6 | 6,973 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #467 | 8 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #913 | 3 | 14,098 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #944 | 198 | 25,928 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,267 | 6 | 25,619 |
Porcia is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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