Torres

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See also: torres and torrés

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Proper noun[edit]

Torres

  1. A topographic surname from the Romance languages, equivalent to English Towers of Spanish and Portuguese origin.

Translations[edit]

Statistics[edit]

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Torres is the 37th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 437,813 individuals. Torres is most common among Hispanic/Latino (92.2%) individuals.

Anagrams[edit]

Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Torres. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Tor‧res
  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɾes/, [ˈt̪o.ɾ̪ɪs̪]

Proper noun[edit]

Torres

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Torres, most common in Negros Oriental

Kapampangan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Torres. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Proper noun[edit]

Torres

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Torres

Pangasinan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish Torres.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Tor‧res
  • IPA(key): /ˈtores/, [ˈtʊ.rɪs]

Proper noun[edit]

Torres

  1. a common surname from Spanish, equivalent to Spanish Torres, common in Pangasinan
  2. A barangay of Mapandan, Pangasinan, Philippines

Derived terms[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From torre.

Proper noun[edit]

Torres

  1. A municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  2. a surname

Descendants[edit]

  • English: Torres

Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From torres. From Latin turrēs, accusative plural of turris (tower).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtores/ [ˈt̪o.res]
  • Rhymes: -ores
  • Syllabification: To‧rres

Proper noun[edit]

Torres m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish Torres. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoɾes/, [ˈto.ɾɛs]
  • Hyphenation: Tor‧res

Proper noun[edit]

Torres (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a common surname from Spanish, common in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces (Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal

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