Portia may refer to:

Biology

* ''Portia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders *''

Anaea troglodyta ''Anaea troglodyta'', the Florida leafwing, Portia or Florida goatweed butterfly, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in southern Florida and on many islands of the Caribbean. In Jamaica, it is known as the Jamaican tropical le ...

'' or Portia, a brush-footed butterfly * Portia tree, a plant native to Polynesia

Medication

A form of birth control made of ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel

Other uses

* Portia (moon), a moon of Uranus *

Portia Club The Portia Club is a women's club based in Payette, Idaho. Its clubhouse building, at 225 N. 9th St. in Payette, was built in 1927 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The club was formed in 1895. It was named for ...

, a women's club in Payette, Idaho/USA *

Portia, Missouri Portia is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History A post office called Portia was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1903. The community may be named after Portia Portia may refer to ...

, a community in the United States *

PORTIA Portia may refer to: Biology * ''Portia'' (spider), a genus of jumping spiders *'' Anaea troglodyta'' or Portia, a brush-footed butterfly *Portia tree, a plant native to Polynesia Medication A form of birth control made of ethinylestradiol/lev ...

portfolio-management software from Thomson Financial * HMS ''Lennox'' (1914) or HMS ''Portia'', a ''Laforey''-class destroyer launched in 1914

People with the given name

Portia Arthur Portia Arthur (born 7 January 1990) is a Ghanaian writer and reporter. She launched her first book titled ''Against the Odds'' in July 2018. She also started the Book Per Child Initiative, which aims at inspiring young people to read by support ...

(born 1990), Ghanaian author, writer and reporter * Porcia Catonis, the wife of Roman senator Marcus Junius Brutus (fictionalized as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Julius Caesar'' as "Portia") *

Portia Dawson Portia Dawson (born August 2, 1971) is an American film and television actress. Her first role was in Vanilla Ice's movie, ''Cool as Ice''. Her most notable television role was a recurring part on the 1990s sitcom '' Blossom'' as Anthony's girlf ...

, American actress * Portia de Rossi or Portia DeGeneres, Australian-born actress * Portia Doubleday, American actress *

Portia Geach Portia Stranston Geach (24 December 1873, Melbourne – 5 October 1959, Sydney) was an Australian artist and feminist. She was a founder and a president of the New South Wales Housewives' Association, as well as a president of the Federal Assoc ...

(1873–1959), Australian artist and feminist *

Portia Holman Portia Grenfell Holman (20 November 1903 – 16 May 1983) was an Australian child psychiatrist who practiced in London. Early life and education Holman was born in 1903 in Sydney; she was the only child of William Holman, who would become the Pre ...

(1903–1983), Australian child psychiatrist * Portia Mansfield (1887–1979), American dance educator and choreographer * Portia Simpson-Miller, political leader of Jamaica's People's National Party and Prime Minister of Jamaica * Portia White, Canadian singer *

Portia Zvavahera Portia Zvavahera (born 1985) is a Zimbabwean painter. Early life Zvavahera was born in Zimbabwe. She studied at the BAT Visual Arts Studio at the National Gallery of Zimbabwe from 2003 to 2005 and obtained a diploma in visual arts from Harare ...

(born 1985), Zimbabwean painter *Portia, pen name of Abigail Adams (1744-1818) *Portia, pen name of

Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge, who wrote under the name Portia, (1803-1825) was a Nova Scotian poet who has been called the "highly-gifted songstress of Acadia." Tonge's poetic talent, combined with the tragic circumstances of her early death, b ...

(1803-1825)

Fictional

* Portia (''The Merchant of Venice''), a character in William Shakespeare's play ''The Merchant of Venice'' *Portia Quayne, the protagonist in '' The Death of the Heart'' by Elizabeth Bowen *

Portia Gibbons This is a list of characters on the animated television series ''The Mighty B!''. __TOC__ The Higgenbottoms Bessie Higgenbottom Bessie Kajolica Higgenbottom is a 9¾-year-old, geeky, bespectacled "Honeybee Scout" characterized by her extreme h ...

, character on ''The Mighty B!'' *Portia, a minor character in '' The Hunger Games'' *Portia Copeland, a character in Carson McCullers' novel '' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter'' *Portia Blake, the lead character in the American radio and television soap opera '' Portia Faces Life'' *Portia, the name for the frequently changed spider protagonist in '' Children of Time (novel)'', a novel by

Adrian Tchaikovsky Adrian Czajkowski (spelled as Adrian Tchaikovsky for his books) is a British fantasy and science fiction author. He is known best for his series ''Shadows of the Apt'', and for his novel '' Children of Time''. ''Children of Time'' was awarded t ...

'' *Portia, Door's mother in '' Neverwhere'', a novel by Neil Gaiman

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Medication

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People with the given name

Fictional

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