Portia may refer to:

Biology

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

Portia tree ''Thespesia populnea'', commonly known as the portia tree (), Pacific rosewood, Indian tulip tree, or milo, among other names, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is a tree found commonly on coasts ar ...

, a plant native to Polynesia *''

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 lea ...

'' or Portia, a brush-footed butterfly

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Portia (given name) Portia is a feminine given name taken from the name of the Roman ''Porcia gens'', which was ultimately derived from the Latin ; translates to ''pig''. It is best known as a character who disguises herself as a man to act as an imposter judge and s ...

, the history and usage of the given name *

Portia (moon) Portia is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by ''Voyager 2'' on 3 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 1. The moon is named after Portia, the heroine of William Shakespeare ...

, a moon of Uranus *

Portia, Missouri Portia is an unincorporated community in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United ...

, a community in the United States * PORTIA, portfolio-management software from Thomson Financial * Portia Club, a women's club in Payette, Idaho, U.S. * HMS ''Lennox'' (1914) or HMS ''Portia'', a ''Laforey''-class destroyer launched in 1914 *

Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Portia is a female protagonist in '' The Merchant of Venice'' by William Shakespeare. In creating her character, Shakespeare drew from the historical figure of Porcia – the daughter of Cato the Younger – as well as several parts of the B ...

, female protagonist of

The Merchant of Venice ''The Merchant of Venice'' is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598. A merchant in Venice named Antonio defaults on a large loan taken out on behalf of his dear friend, Bassanio, and provided by a ...

Biology

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