# Torrington

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #59,080

## Definitions
1. A locality in the Glen Innes Severn council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
2. A suburb of the city of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
3. A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada.
4. Ellipsis of Great Torrington: a market town and civil parish with a town council in Torridge district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4919).
5. A city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
6. A city, the county seat of Goshen County, Wyoming, United States.
7. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From Torridge (“a river in Devon”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/torrington