Torres
name
name ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.
"Ryan Kohnke attended the parade with his two daughters to see his 11-year-old niece Jessalyn Torres dance. But Kohnke compared what he saw to his days of combat service in Iraq, calling it “a war zone.”"
Example
More examples"Thursday Island is situated in the Torres Strait between Australia's northernmost Cape York and New Guinea."
Etymology
From Romance Torres (Portuguese Torres and Spanish Torres); from torres ("towers"; Portuguese torres and Spanish torres); indicating someone who lived in or near a tower. From Latin turris.
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