Italian: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower (from Latin turris), or a habitational name from any of the places named with this word, as for example Torre Annunziata or Torre del Greco in Naples province, Torre de' Passeri (Pescara, Abruzzo), or Torre di ...
Comes from two Old Norse roots; one meaning "thunder" and the other either meaning "to love" or "wave". Famous real-life people named Torunn: | Edit. Torunn Janbu, Norwegian physician.
The name Tosca is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning "from Tuscany".
Meanings and history of the name Toscana: | Edit. Toscana is the Italian name for Tuscany. Tuscany (Italian: Toscana, pronounced tosˈkaːna) is a region in Central Italy.
Toshiko, (としこ or トシコ), is a very common Japanese feminine given name. The name meanings are: • 敏子 "agile/clever, child" • 俊子 "genius, child"
Toula came to light as the name of the heroine of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," short for Fotoula, a feminine version of Fotis or Fotios which means light. Toula is cute -- and indeed can be used as a short form of many feminine Greek names -- but it's hard to imagine Fotoula making it in the U.S.
Tourin (French pronunciation: [tuʁɛ̃]) is a type of French garlic soup, also known as le tourin d'ail doux, or smooth garlic soup. ... Egg whites are slowly drizzled in, not unlike egg drop soup, but whisked very rapidly to prevent large curds from forming.
Tovah is a hebrew girls name Meaning Good. It is from the hebrew root word Tov meaning good.
Towanda has two meanings 'peaceful resting place', 'many waters' or 'rushing waters'. The latter water meaning is an Osage Indian word. There are three towns in America named Towanda, based on their Native American roots: Towanda, IL; Towanda, KS and Towanda, PA.
Townley Name Meaning. English (especially northwestern): habitational name from Towneley near Burnley in Lancashire, which is named with Old English tun 'enclosure', 'settlement' + leah 'wood', 'clearing'; or a topographic name for someone who lived at a clearing associated with a farm or village.
