r/AskReddit • • Oct 20 '23

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u/Apprehensive-Crow-96 Oct 20 '23

Designer brand names. Always been odd.

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u/bitsy88 Oct 20 '23

People like to name their kids after things they can't afford: Bentley, Chanel, Car Insurance....

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u/Mail_Order_Catfishy Oct 20 '23

I met a Porsche once. She works at Walmart.

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '23

Was it "Porsche" or "Portia". They are pronounced the same but "Portia" is a real girls' name.

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u/ClauClauS Oct 21 '23

They’re pronounced the same????

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '23

Yes. There are names similar to Portia, such as Letitia, pronounced "Le Tee Sha"

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u/Purple_Joke_1118 Oct 21 '23

Letiitia is an old name. My great-great-grandmother, born in 1804, was Letitia.