Torres

See also: torres and torrés

English

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.

Proper noun

Torres

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

Translations

Statistics

  • 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

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Torres

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

Kapampangan

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Torres

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

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Spanish Torres.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Torres

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

Derived terms

  • Torres Bugallon

Portuguese

Etymology

From torre.

Proper noun

Torres

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

Descendants

  • English: Torres

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Torres m or f by sense

  1. a habitational surname

Derived terms

Descendants

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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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