Borrowed from Latin Thērōn, in turn from Ancient Greek Θήρων.
From Occitan toponyms derived from Latin torus, thorus, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ("to extend, to stretch out"). Made known in the Afrikaans form by the below actress.
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