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Travis¹

  • /ˈtɹævɪs/

Rhymes with -ævɪs

Where it comes from

From an Old French word meaning "to cross over," related to traverse. Probably a name for a gatekeeper or the toll collector of a bridge.

proper noun Travises

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname. Mejias, according to the police report, said he had provided a third person, Travis Dyson, a credit card on Thursday to rent a hotel room for the night.
  3. countable, uncountable A neighbourhood of Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States.
  4. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Falls County, Texas, United States.
  5. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Travis County

travis²

  • /ˈtɹeɪvəs/ UK

Where it comes from

Alteration of traverse.

noun traves · travises

  1. obsolete A wooden frame to confine a horse while the smith is setting his shoes.
  2. obsolete A beam; a lay of joints; a traverse.
  3. UK A screen or partition between stable stalls.

adjective more travis · most travis

  1. archaic Lying across, traverse. The skiff at the bank bore a strange rigging of uprights and crosspoles and a travis bar with lines and hooks hanging from it.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: roy, trav, screen, railing, crossbar, partition, divider, barrier, hurdle, fence, bar, wall, lattice, panel, separator, bulkhead

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"travis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/travis. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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travis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/travis

Chicago

"travis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/travis.

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@misc{travis_2026,
  title = {travis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/travis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}