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Help[Opinions] Portia or Porcia?
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I don't think they'd be mispronounced, no more so than most names (plenty of names get mispronounced and it's no big deal - Sara, Ada, Eva, Caroline, Alicia, Madeline for examples). Both are pretty intuitive, and easy to correct if it happens.
Definitely prefer Portia. Porcia has a porky thing that's hard to shake. I read somewhere that William Shakespeare changed the spelling of Porcia to Portia specifically to combat the piggyness, and wow am I glad it stuck.
Definitely prefer Portia. Porcia has a porky thing that's hard to shake. I read somewhere that William Shakespeare changed the spelling of Porcia to Portia specifically to combat the piggyness, and wow am I glad it stuck.
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Portia. The other would get mispronounced and mispelt
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People can and sometimes do mispronounce anything, with the possible exception of 'and' and 'but'. And if you correct them quietly and without fuss, they won't do it again unless they are trying to be funny, in which case it's OK to ignore them.
Portia is Shakespearean as well as ancient Roman, which is a plus; Porcia looks like a refugee from a pig farm.
Portia is Shakespearean as well as ancient Roman, which is a plus; Porcia looks like a refugee from a pig farm.
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Definitely Portia. If I misread Porc as having a hard C, it's too close to pork, or the meaning just seems too transparent, like porcine.
Yeah, I think they'd both be mispronounced a good portion of the time in the US. It's not a common name, and the pronunciation looks ambiguous, if you don't know it.
I went to school with a Portia / Porsha. I don't remember how she spelled it. I thought her name stood out in a good way, at the time.
...actually I think it was Porsche, because I remember it reminded me of cars, so I associated it with Mercedes.
Yeah, I think they'd both be mispronounced a good portion of the time in the US. It's not a common name, and the pronunciation looks ambiguous, if you don't know it.
I went to school with a Portia / Porsha. I don't remember how she spelled it. I thought her name stood out in a good way, at the time.
...actually I think it was Porsche, because I remember it reminded me of cars, so I associated it with Mercedes.
This message was edited 5/10/2020, 7:12 AM
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Yes, this. Porcia is way too close to porcine and porky connotations.
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What pronunciation are you referring to? I think that in the US, both Portia and Porcia would be pronounced POOR-sha. I always thought that was the correct pronunciation. And I don't think that Porcia would be pronounced with a hard C, because people are familiar with Marcia and Patricia. Is there a pronunciation I'm not aware of? The site isn't helping me, because I'm ashamed to admit that I don't understand many of the symbols used.
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Poor-sha
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I'm not referring to a legit pronunciation, just an intuitive one. My instinct is to pronounce the T, as in Port instead of Portion.
I also pronounce Lucia and Marcia as three syllables, not Loo-sha, Mar-sha.
I don't pronounce Porcia with a hard C. It just reminds me of pork because I see porcine.
I also pronounce Lucia and Marcia as three syllables, not Loo-sha, Mar-sha.
I don't pronounce Porcia with a hard C. It just reminds me of pork because I see porcine.
This message was edited 5/10/2020, 7:27 AM
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I prefer the look of Portia, but I pronounce them the same, and I don't think either would be mispronounced.
I know someone named LaPorsha, often called just Porsha. Can't say I care for that spelling.
I know someone named LaPorsha, often called just Porsha. Can't say I care for that spelling.
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