Torquatus: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Wearing a neck-collar/torque
Origin
Latin
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
tor-KWAH-toos

Torquatus is a Latin boy's name meaning “wearing a neck-collar/torque”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Boy Names Rooted in Ancient Rome.

Meaning & Origin of Torquatus

Meaning: Wearing a neck-collar/torque.

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Torquatus

tor-KWAH-toosIPA /tɔːrˈkwɑːtəs/

Popularity of Torquatus

Torquatus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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