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What does Travis mean?
Travis 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced TRAV-iss. It is of Old French origin, and the meaning of Travis is "to cross over". Occupational name for gate-keepers and others who collected tolls at bridges and fords. Country-western singer Travis Tritt; fictional detective Travis Magee.
STARTS WITH Tr-
ASSOCIATED WITH occupational, keepers (defender), fords (river), fictional (literary)
Variations
VARIANTS Traver, Travers, Traviss, Travys
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Travis Zakariya (T.Z.), ..
How popular is Travis?
Travis is a very popular first name for men (#119 out of 1220, Top 10%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#960 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Travis reached its highest position of #42 in the U.S. in the year 1990, and is at #313 presently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Travon and Trevis are the popular alternative forms of Travis (#313 VIA LATEST LIST). Adoption of these relations of Travis was well-received 38 years ago (MEDIAN #933) and is now much reduced (#1437, 89.4% LESS USAGE).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Amadis, Aramis, Aris, Arris, Arvis, Baris, Beavis, Bevis, Blais, Clovis, Cris, Davis▲, Elvis, Faris, Francis▼, Graves, Ioanis, Jaris, Jarvis▼, Kelvis, Kevis, Kris▼, Paris▼, Purvis, Tabib, Tadio, Tahir, Tait, Taji, Talib, Talin, Tallis, Talys, Tamas, Tamir, Taos, Tarik, Tarin, Tariq▼, Tavee, Tavey, Tavi, Tavid, Tavie, Tavin, Tavio, Tavis, Tavish, Tavon, Terris, Teunis, Tevin▼, Tevis, Tigris, Trace, Tracy▼, Trai, Trail, Traill, Tramain (see Tremain), Travion, Traye, Trayvon▼, Trevan, Trevar, Treven, Trever▼, Trevian, Trevin▼, Trevon▼, Trevor▼, Trevyn, Tris, Troi and Tullis. These names tend to be less frequently used than Travis.
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