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. After graduating from high school, she attended the university of melbourne, and studied law. Choerine is an attested athenian name, but it could easily be used for obscene puns. Australian born actressmodel who has had both hit movies and hit tv shows. 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. Contrary to what you may hear, there is no such thing as a rossi family crest or coat of arms for the rossi surname. Portia meaning and origin of the name portia nameaning. She is infamously known for snogging her thengirlfriend francesca gregorini in an alleyway, before the pair were both out as lesbians in hollywood. 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.
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. Ellen degeneres is not as nice as you think the new york times. 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. In the 1940s, when the name was most used, there was a. Actress best known for playing lindsay bluth, the spoiled and oblivious daughter of jeffrey tambor s george bluth, in the quirky comedy series arrested development. Portia was a heroine in shakespeares the merchant of. Nicknames for portia meanings and history of the name portia famous reallife people named portia. Jul 05, 2011 an unusually fresh and engrossing memoir of both hollywood and modern womanhood. All these names can be traced back to the greek word meli, meaning honey. Test names compatibility and your numerological profile. Obscene puns after more digging, i discovered that choerine and the male equivalent choerus were based on the greek word choiros, meaning pig. Yahoo entertainment is your source for the latest tv, movies, music, and celebrity news, including interviews, trailers, photos, and first looks. Not only was portia a shakespearean character, she was the first female lawyer to be noted in literature.
An unusually fresh and engrossing memoir of both hollywood and modern womanhood. It became official in 2010 when she completed all the paperwork, two years after marrying ellen. She is now in a steady relationship with ellen degeneres and the pair intend to marry when gay. For professional purposes, of course, she still goes by her maiden name. But on paper, she is now portia lee james degeneres.
It would never cross my mind to make the porsche connection. Ellen degeneres has a new special, relatable, spoofing her image. But the name choerine didnt ring a bell, so i went off in search of a definition. Melite and choerine the name melite i recognized as coming from the melissamelittamelita family. Im so grateful for the love in my life, degeneres told people in her 2016 cover story. Inner, thought, mind, psychology, secret, mystic, strange, study, knowledge, loneliness, rest. While working on the phaedra post from earlier this week, i came across the fact that greek playwright euripides had two wives. 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. Another shakespearean portia was the wife of brutus in julius caesar, based on a historical character.
And that the equivalent word in latin, porcus, had given rise to the names porcius and porciaportia. She also plays nelie porter on ally mcbeal and olivia lord on niptuck. I liked this memoir because it was honest, blunt, and real, yet surprisingly humorous and enlightening. 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. Portia meaning and origin of the name portia wikiname. Portia is a variant of porsche, the famous german sports car. 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. 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. Another shakespearean portia was the wife of brutus in julius caesar, based on a.
Portia, nasceu amanda lee rogers na australia, em 1973. Unbearable lightness was a compelling read, in fact i read it in just 3 days. 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 best known for the television work on series such as ally mcbeal and arrested development early life. She also portrayed veronica palmer on the abc sitcom better off ted. 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. Personally, i have only seen arrested development, although ally mcbeal has been on my towatchlist forever.
If you have information about this name, share it in the comments area below portia expression, portia soul urge, portia inner dream. Former actress and now owner of general public, an art curation and publishing company. 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. She is also known for staying in shape by only eating standing up. Rossi is an italian surname, said to be the most common surname in italy. Ellens celebrity cohost did some investigating with ellens wife portia and asked what about ellen bugs her. From the latin porcia, a feminine form of porcius, an old roman family name probably derived from porcus a pig, a hog. 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. The name portia is a girls name of latin origin meaning pig, hog or doorway. Dec 12, 2018 ellen degeneres has a new special, relatable, spoofing her image. Rossi is the plural of rosso meaning red haired, in italian.
Nickname surnames usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. Portia is thought to come from the ancient roman family name porcius, which comes from the latin porcus, pig. 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. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Rossi is the plural of rosso meaning red haired, in italian it is also a finnish surname, not connected with the italian one. Most of the book deals with her illness, how she became anorexic, her state of. Jennifer aniston finds out about ellen and portias. 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. The name portia comes from humble beginnings, back in the old days it was common for last names to be connected to occupations. Yes in latin it means pig but depending on how you look at it, can mean a lot more and goes back pretty far.