Tuure

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === Probably from Middle High German turn, turm, from Old High German torn, borrowed via Old French from Latin turris. Compare German Turm. === Noun === Tuure m (Uri) tower === Proper noun === Tuure m (Uri, colloquial) Hospental Castle, a castle in Hospental, Switzerland. === References === Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 34. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish / Swedish Tore, short for Old Norse names beginning with Þor- (“Thor”). The surname might have first been used in Rautalampi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtuːre/, [ˈt̪uːre̞] Rhymes: -uːre Syllabification(key): Tuu‧re Hyphenation(key): Tuu‧re === Proper noun === Tuure a male given name a Finnish surname transferred from the given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Tuure is the 337th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,094 male individuals (and as a middle name to 406 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. The surname Tuure belongs to 176 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===