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

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 托雷斯 (Tuōléisī) (Mainland China), 托利斯 (Tuōlìsī) (Taiwan)

Statistics

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

Anagrams

• Storer, re-sort, resort, retros, roster, sorter, storer

Cebuano

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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.

• (surname): Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos .

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

• Tórrez (Latin America)

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

• estrecho de Torres

 

Descendants

• Cebuano: Torres
• English: Torres
• Kapampangan: Torres
• Pangasinan: Torres
• Tagalog: Torres

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈtoɾes/ [ˈto.ɾɛs]
• Rhymes: -oɾes
• Syllabification: To‧rres

Proper noun

Torres (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜇᜒᜐ᜔)

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

Related terms

• de Torres
• tore
• Torrijos