It's been long-argued that Torin may be derived from the Old Gaelic word tiarna (meaning “lord” or “chief”) or possibly an Anglicization of the Norse Torfinn.
It's alright, the only problem is this name sounds like “Turan”, an old empire and territory in central Asia and “Torn”. Apart from that, this name is fine.
The name "Torin" in Japanese kanji:トリン (Torin) Pronounced: Tu-reen.
― Anonymous User 12/16/2019
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To a previous commenter, while it’s possible that Torin could be a Japanese name, the way they wrote it was in katakana, not kanji. And it would be pronounced toe-reen if written トリン。
― Anonymous User 12/31/2023
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I'm so glad people are starting to use this name, it's one of my favorites.
― Anonymous User 5/23/2019
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The name Torin was given to 137 boys born in the US in 2015.
I like the name Torin. I probably wouldn't use it for one of my own theoretical children, since it does remind me of the word "torn" personally, but it's a name I wouldn't hesitate to use for a character. Admittedly, I also really like the name since it reminds me of the name Thorin, and I love Tolkien's works.
The above poster is incorrect; Welsh Gaelic doesn't exist. Gaelic (Irish and Scottish) and Welsh are both Celtic languages, but they aren't really related linguistically.