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First attested as tornensi monasterio in 1007. Etymology uncertain. Potentially linked to Old Dutchturn(“high building, tower”) (derived in turn from Latinturris(“tower”)). The toponym has also been linked to Doornik/Tournai in Belgium. Not related to the English toponym Thorne.