Given name & surname
Torquato
“collar”
Torquato is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
Torquato’s family of names
In Italian usage, Torquato has a feminine form in Torquata.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Torquato
- Torquato TassoItalian poet (1544–1595)
- Torquato TaramelliItalian geologist (1845–1922)
- Torquato AccettoItalian writer1598–1640
- Torquato NetoBrazilian poet, journalist and songwriter (1944-1972)
- Torquato ContiItalian military commander (1591–1636)
- Torquato CardilliItalian diplomatborn 1942
- Torquato JardimBrazilian jurist and politicianborn 1949
- Torquato DiniItalian catholic priest1893–1934
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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