Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Masculine Usage Italian, Portuguese Pronounced Pron. tor-QWA-to(Italian) [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 9/30/2009 by bananarama Edited 1/21/2019 by Felie Meaning & History Italian and Portuguese form of TORQUATUS. This name was borne by Italian author Torquato Tasso.