Portina.com
Derivation and meaning
Portina is a coined name that combines the English word port and the feminine diminutive suffix -ina (ballerina, signorina, czarina). Port suggests a busy place for travel and commerce as well as ideas of carrying (porter, portage), transport, and transfer (port a telephone number). A port is a haven as well as a harbor, suggesting a safe place. Port can also express an entrance or access point, from the Latin porta (“passage, gate”). From this idea we get portal, which Portina subtly recalls. Port is also a sweet fortified wine, traditionally from Portugal and often served with dessert. The feminine diminutive ending (endings used to indicate a smaller version of something) softens the name while adding European sophistication.
Values and attributes
Transport, transfer, transmission, carry, bring, port, shipping, deliver, support, access, entrance, gateway, passage, portal, path, soft, elegant, harbor, haven, small, sweet
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Messaging
With its rich messages of carrying and access, Portina can work in a broad range of sectors, from luxury transportation and premium shipping services to IT and telecommunications to sophisticated beverages. The concept of transport brings with it motion, progress, travel, delivery, efficiency, service, infrastructure, vehicles, and more, further extending this name’s range.
Design and imagery
In the transportation, IT, or telecommunications realm, an italic or stylized type treatment can denote speed and efficiency while folding in a sense of sophistication. When using Portina for a place or access point, script type references old map inscriptions. If the name is applied to a beverage or to the luxury category, it would benefit from a sophisticated type treatment—not necessarily ornate but flowing and nuanced. Script is a possibility; a hand-drawn script would accentuate hand-crafted, limited edition, or personal attention.
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