SURNAMES IN ITALY

Tormene

This form is a variant of the surname Tormen.

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice considers that this is a Venetan surname, frequent in the Belluno area, formed from the place name Tormeno (in the province of Vicenza), whose local form is Tormen.

E. Rossoni broadens the possible toponymic origins: the surname could derive from Tormeno di Arcugnano, in the Vicenza area; from Monte Tormeno; or from other related place names, such as Tormine, in the Verona area, and Tormene di Monte Nuvolà, in the Belluno area. Rossoni also distinguishes variants of the surname with their own distributions: Tormena is concentrated in the Treviso area —in localities such as Farra di Soligo, Vidor, Valdobbiadene and Montebelluna— and also in the Pordenone area, while Tormene appears in the Padua area.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto, the Belluno area

📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)

This entry brings together what 2 authors propose about the origin of the surname. In some cases they agree and reinforce a single hypothesis; in others, they contribute different views worth considering.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org