Etymology

Torrens

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Today it means: A surname from Catalan. Full definition →

Catalan Torrens
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  1. Catalan · borrowed fromTorrens
  2. English todayTorrens

Borrowed from Catalan Torrens. It is also a variant of the surname Torrence.

First known use, by meaning

  • Named 1836. A river that flows through Adelaide, South Australia, named after Robert Torrens.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.