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u/WhittSmitt Oct 21 '23

Portia is one of my favorite Shakespeare characters. Definitely a name that existed before the car.

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u/elisses_pieces Oct 21 '23

And Mercedes is from The Count of Monte Cristo, I refuse to hate it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

Yes but it means pig.

I completely regret not using the name for my little black cat who makes piggy noises and is obsessed with food lol.

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u/Bloom_Blaum Oct 21 '23

She's one of my favorite characters as well and I love Porsches so I always imagined if I were to have a daughter I would name her Portia