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I don't think either of those are African American names in origin. La Torre is a Surname of Spanish origin that means literally "The Tower" and Monee could be a series of words or names, misspelled. Monet?, Monique?
Hope this helps,
Magia
Hope this helps,
Magia
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African American parents have a proud tradition of inventiveness in naming their children - they leave the rest of the nation standing! But then it's a problem deciding what, if anything, the names they chose mean. Probably in many cases they don't - they've just got a fashionable, fun sound to them which, I suppose, could give the message: I want my child to be stylish, unusual and light-hearted.
Having said that, Monee sounds and looks uncomfortably like the stuff we pay our bills with. Let's assume it's a variation of Monique instead! (I have a niece named Monique and known in the family as Neekie. But we all have our skeletons ...)
Latorre is probably easier - a lot of black parents like names starting with La- for little girls; it's the French word for when the word following is feminine. And the -torre element could quite easily be from Victoria (like the more usual Tori). So, a winner who's all girl!
Having said that, Monee sounds and looks uncomfortably like the stuff we pay our bills with. Let's assume it's a variation of Monique instead! (I have a niece named Monique and known in the family as Neekie. But we all have our skeletons ...)
Latorre is probably easier - a lot of black parents like names starting with La- for little girls; it's the French word for when the word following is feminine. And the -torre element could quite easily be from Victoria (like the more usual Tori). So, a winner who's all girl!
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