Torno

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginItalian Torno ← Spanish Torno →
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Meanings

proper nounTorno (plural Tornos)

plural Tornos

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. SpanishTorno
  2. ItalianTorno
  3. EnglishTorno

Various origins: * Borrowed from Italian Torno, a metonymic occupational surname for a turner, from torno, older form of tornio (“lathe”). * Borrowed from Spanish Torno, a habitational surname from the village of El Torno, in Extremadura. * Altered spelling of a German or Polish habitational surname from the city of Tarnów, in Poland.

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APA

Torno. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torno

MLA

“Torno.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torno. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torno,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torno.

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