Melite and choerine the name melite i recognized as coming from the melissamelittamelita family. Nicknames for portia meanings and history of the name portia famous reallife people named portia. Choerine is an attested athenian name, but it could easily be used for obscene puns. Rossi is an italian surname, said to be the most common surname in italy. This year, the host of emmywinning the ellen degeneres show and the actress known for her roles in arrested development and scandal celebrated nine years of marriage. After graduating from high school, she attended the university of melbourne, and studied law.
It would never cross my mind to make the porsche connection. Contrary to what you may hear, there is no such thing as a rossi family crest or coat of arms for the rossi surname. Lord wiki says the word portia can refer to a type of jumping spider, a moon of uranus, a character in the merchant of venice, or a polynesian plant. Portia was a heroine in shakespeares the merchant of. Test names compatibility and your numerological profile. It became official in 2010 when she completed all the paperwork, two years after marrying ellen. While working on the phaedra post from earlier this week, i came across the fact that greek playwright euripides had two wives. From the comments on the original article about portias decision, some of our readers indicated that they changed their last names or combined their last names with their spouses as a symbol of their commitment to one another, or as a way to distance themselves from traumatic pasts associated with the surnames of their birth. And that the equivalent word in latin, porcus, had given rise to the names porcius and porciaportia. She is best known for the television work on series such as ally mcbeal and arrested development early life. Ellen degeneres is not as nice as you think the new york times. Nickname surnames usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. Rossi is the plural of rosso meaning red haired, in italian. She also plays nelie porter on ally mcbeal and olivia lord on niptuck.
But on paper, she is now portia lee james degeneres. Portia, nasceu amanda lee rogers na australia, em 1973. The name portia is a girls name of latin origin meaning pig, hog or doorway portia is a perfect rolemodel name, relating to shakespeares brilliant and spirited lawyer in the merchant of venice, and is now also a hunger games name. Personally, i have only seen arrested development, although ally mcbeal has been on my towatchlist forever. Due to the diaspora, it is also very common in other countries such as argentina, australia, austria, brazil, canada, chile, france, peru, switzerland, the united states and uruguay. Unbearable lightness was a compelling read, in fact i read it in just 3 days. She is also known for staying in shape by only eating standing up. Launching herself into the world of modelling age 12 was a disaster, leading to years of bingeing and purging and anorexia, as the only way to control her weight to be the expected size of a modelactress. Im so grateful for the love in my life, degeneres told people in her 2016 cover story. Portia meaning and origin of the name portia wikiname. Former actress and now owner of general public, an art curation and publishing company.
Sep 29, 2010 from the comments on the original article about portias decision, some of our readers indicated that they changed their last names or combined their last names with their spouses as a symbol of their commitment to one another, or as a way to distance themselves from traumatic pasts associated with the surnames of their birth. She also portrayed veronica palmer on the abc sitcom better off ted. People either know their shakespeare, or they dont. Portia is a variant of porsche, the famous german sports car. She is best known for starring as nelle porter on the american drama series ally mcbeal 19982002, for which she won a screen actors guild award. She is infamously known for snogging her thengirlfriend francesca gregorini in an alleyway, before the pair were both out as lesbians in hollywood. Portia is a perfect rolemodel name, relating to shakespeares brilliant and spirited lawyer in the merchant of venice, and is now also a hunger games name. Ellen degeneres has a new special, relatable, spoofing her image. For professional purposes, of course, she still goes by her maiden name.
Portia spider portia is a genus of jumping spider that feeds on other spiders i. Portia is a favorite of mine, with a rich history and plenty of strong namesakes. In 2005, she explained she had intended to reinvent herself, using the given name of portia, a character from william shakespeare s the merchant of venice, and an italian last name. Variant of porcia, the feminine form of the roman family name porcius, used by william shakespeare for the heroine of his play the merchant of venice 1596. Dec 12, 2018 ellen degeneres has a new special, relatable, spoofing her image. Another shakespearean portia was the wife of brutus in julius caesar, based on a historical character.
Originally born amanda rogers, at 15 she changed her name to portia, saying that it was the most daring thing she had ever done up until that point. Obscene puns after more digging, i discovered that choerine and the male equivalent choerus were based on the greek word choiros, meaning pig. Jul 05, 2011 an unusually fresh and engrossing memoir of both hollywood and modern womanhood. Rossi is the plural of rosso meaning red haired, in italian it is also a finnish surname, not connected with the italian one. I liked this memoir because it was honest, blunt, and real, yet surprisingly humorous and enlightening. Another shakespearean portia was the wife of brutus in julius caesar, based on a. In the 1940s, when the name was most used, there was a.
Portia was used by shakespeare as the name of a clever, determined young heroine in the merchant of venice who disguises herself as a lawyer to save her husbands life. Inner, thought, mind, psychology, secret, mystic, strange, study, knowledge, loneliness, rest. Portia meaning and origin of the name portia nameaning. Ellens celebrity cohost did some investigating with ellens wife portia and asked what about ellen bugs her. But the name choerine didnt ring a bell, so i went off in search of a definition. Not only was portia a shakespearean character, she was the first female lawyer to be noted in literature. Australian born actressmodel who has had both hit movies and hit tv shows. All these names can be traced back to the greek word meli, meaning honey. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. If you have information about this name, share it in the comments area below portia expression, portia soul urge, portia inner dream. Portia is thought to come from the ancient roman family name porcius, which comes from the latin porcus, pig. The original feminine form was porcia, giving portia a bit of ambiguity, with some thinking its more likely to be a form of portius which means port or harbor.
From the latin porcia, a feminine form of porcius, an old roman family name probably derived from porcus a pig, a hog. Jennifer aniston finds out about ellen and portias. Uncover the meaning of your italian last name with this guide to how italian surnames came about, and a list of the 50 most common italian surnames. Most of the book deals with her illness, how she became anorexic, her state of. She is now in a steady relationship with ellen degeneres and the pair intend to marry when gay. The name portia is a girls name of latin origin meaning pig, hog or doorway.