Travis
August 23, 2015 § 1 Comment
ORIGIN:
One of those “last names as first names” that were once a quite popular way for a mother’s maiden name to be passed on to her sons, “Travis” is a variation of the English place name “Travers”, meaning “near a bridge or ford” (from the old French word for “crossing” or “to cross”).
VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Trav, Travers.
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Travis Burdow, the drunken young tough who caused the accident which killed Mary Creighton, in Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt (1964; set during the American Civil War, 1861-1865).
The Art of Literary Nomenclature 
[…] Nicholas, Sara, Stuart, and Suzanne. – CAR SALESPERSON: Allen, Bob, Clay, Larry, Pete, and Travis. – DRUMMER: Billy, Chad, Dave, Joey, Mickey, and Tommy. – ELECTRICAL ENGINEER: Alfred, […]
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