Definitions for Porsche
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1. Porschenoun

   A car of this brand, reputably high performance and expensive.

2. Porschenoun

   Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, the German sports car manufacturer founded in 1931 and based in Stuttgart.

3. Etymology: From the name of the founder,

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1. Porsche

   Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (German pronunciation: [ˈpɔʁʃə] (listen); see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The company is owned by Volkswagen AG, a controlling stake of which is owned by Porsche Automobil Holding SE. Porsche's current lineup includes the 718 Boxster/Cayman, 911 (992), Panamera, Macan, Cayenne and Taycan.

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1. Porsche

   Porsche Automobil Holding SE, usually shortened to Porsche, is a German holding company with investments in the automotive industry. Porsche SE is headquartered in Zuffenhausen, a city district of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg and is owned by the Piëch and Porsche families, and Qatar Holdings, through the Qatar Investment Authority. Porsche owns 50.73% of the voting rights in Volkswagen AG, and 50.1% of Porsche Zwischenholding GmbH, which owns 100% of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, the manufacturer of a range of sports cars and SUVs. On July 2012, it was announced that Volkswagen AG was taking over the Porsche automotive company completely, which bears the same name, but is only a subsidiary of Porsche SE. The company was founded in Stuttgart as Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche GmbH in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, an Austrian engineer born in Maffersdorf, during the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Porsche's son-in-law Anton Piëch, an Austrian lawyer.

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1. PORSCHE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Porsche is ranked #103181 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Porsche surname appeared 174 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Porsche.
   
   80.4% or 140 total occurrences were White.
   13.7% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Anagrams for Porsche »

1. porches

How to pronounce Porsche?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Porsche in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Porsche in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Porsche in a Sentence

1. Anthony Dupuy:

   These are very serious people. They go beyond the architects' demands. When they're asked for a Porsche, they deliver a Rolls, there are other companies for which I'd have said they were asking for it, but not this one.

2. Victoria Billings:

   Whether he admits it or not, a man has been brought up to look at money as a sign of his virility, a symbol of his power, a bigger phallic symbol than a Porsche.

3. Wolfgang Porsche:

   I am firmly convinced that the city of Wolfsburg together with Volkswagen will master the situation and gain further strength, the Porsche and Piech families stand behind Volkswagen and Wolfsburg as its headquarters.

4. Bankhaus Metzler analyst Juergen Pieper:

   Even Chief Executive Matthias Mueller as a former Porsche CEO may need to ask himself whether he bears some responsibility.

5. Randy Nonnenberg:

   We have young people that like 70 year old cars, and we have an 80 year old guy who just bought a new [Porsche 911] GT3, so, I mean, it’s all over the map.

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