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Tornquist

Tornquist proper noun: a surname from Swedish.

Proper noun

Tornquist (plural Tornquists)

  1. A surname from Swedish.

Forms of Tornquist

pluralTornquists

Origin of Tornquist

Variant of Swedish Törnqvist, an ornamental surname from torn (“thorn; tower”) and kvist (“twig”).

Questions about Tornquist

What does Tornquist mean?
Tornquist means a surname from Swedish.
What part of speech is Tornquist?
Tornquist is a proper noun.

Words near Tornquist in the dictionary

  1. Tornos
  2. tornote
  3. tornotes
  4. Tornow
  5. Tornows
  6. Tornquist
  7. Tornquists
  8. tornus
  9. toro
  10. Toro Canyon
  11. torob

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