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in reply to a message by Lebeke
Torrente is both a Spanish and an Italian surname, but seems to be more common in Spain. If you go to www.gens.labo.net and type the name in the search engine, you'll see a map of Italy showing where the name is found.
As I'm sure you're aware Spanish and Italian are both Romance languages with a vocabulary drawn from old Latin, as is Portuguese. So words can turn out the same or similar in these languages. "Field", for example is campo in both Spanish and Italian, from Latin campus.
As I'm sure you're aware Spanish and Italian are both Romance languages with a vocabulary drawn from old Latin, as is Portuguese. So words can turn out the same or similar in these languages. "Field", for example is campo in both Spanish and Italian, from Latin campus.
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Well, that is true. Never knew that the name could have such close correlations with two distinct nations. Thanks for the info.
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If this surname comes from Italy, There are man probabilities that it comes from the province of TRAPANI, in Western Sicily. Most probobly from the municipality of FAVIGNANA, the EGADI ISLAND, now a paradise for tourists.
This surnames comes probably from toponimy, though the origin from the italian word "torrente", in English "stream", "brook" seems to me uncertain.
This surnames comes probably from toponimy, though the origin from the italian word "torrente", in English "stream", "brook" seems to me uncertain.
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Oh wow. Thanks, my Grandfather did say his father was from Sicily! Thank you so much.
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