Torpes

Latin

"stiff, numb"

Torpes Origin and Meaning

The name Torpes is a boy's name meaning "stiff, numb".

The glamorous French city of San Tropez gets its name from Saint Torpes, a martyr from Pisa whose headless body was set afloat in a boat with a dog and a rooster, according to legend. When the boat washed up in southern France, the saint's body was still intact.

Saint Tropes is the patron saint of sailors.

Torpes Popularity

• 1350 Nameberry 2024