Baby name disagreement - is Portia good or horrible?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a nice name if you don't mind that its Latin meaning is pig.

But I agree with PPs that you each should have veto power over names you truly hate.

That would be porcus.

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Portia

[Anonymous]

Horrible

[Anonymous]

+1 for Mercedes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It doesn't matter what we think. If you think it's "horrible" then you can't name your daughter that. I had a name that I loved but DH hated it so it was out. Both parties have veto power for names they can't stand.

Exactly. Start again. There are thousands of names out there and you've got another month.

[Anonymous]

I like it. Kyle Richards has a daughter named Portia. Ellen's wife is Portia. Thumbs up.

[Anonymous]

We have family friends who named their daughter Portia. I wouldn't have picked it but it works for them. The good news is it is very uncommon; there won't be three Portias in every class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a nice name if you don't mind that its Latin meaning is pig.

But I agree with PPs that you each should have veto power over names you truly hate.

That would be porcus.

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Portia

It may shock you to hear that Nameberry is wrong.

Latin for pig is indeed "porcus." And "porta," NOT "portia" is Latin for gate, not door.

[Anonymous]

I don't like it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is the car company named after Portia? I never made that association before.

I do like Portia.

No. It's named for its founder, Ferdinand Porsche.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a nice name if you don't mind that its Latin meaning is pig.

But I agree with PPs that you each should have veto power over names you truly hate.

That would be porcus.

http://nameberry.com/babyname/Portia

It may shock you to hear that Nameberry is wrong.

Latin for pig is indeed "porcus." And "porta," NOT "portia" is Latin for gate, not door.

Wow, you're a very literal person, aren't you. Does this make you happier?

"Portia is derived from an old Roman family name Porcius (from the Latin “porcus” meaning “pig”)"

[Anonymous]

It sounds like a stripper name to me.

[Anonymous]

I like it but agree with pps that say if you hate it, pick another name!

Also, Petra is worse. Every Petra I've ever met was a snooty bitch.

[Anonymous]

I'm not a fan.

If you hate it, it's not the name for your child though. Back to the drawing board.

[Anonymous]

I love it, but if you hate it, don't use it.

Just please don't go ahead with the name then spend the rest of her life addressing her by her middle name.

[Anonymous]

I hate it...to each their own.