Name: Travis
Gender: Male
Usage: Travis, of anglo-saxon origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Travis are in general originating from Australia, France, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Travis across the world, see Travers.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Travis is: Toll collector, Crossroads.
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Numerology of the first name Travis: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 8. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: ambitious, successful, realistic, powerful, authoritative, courageous, leading.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Leader, Visionary
Ruling planet: Saturn
Colors: Black, Purple
Gemstones: Ruby, Amethyst
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The name Travis is ranked on the 206th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 2832800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.039% of the population. The name Travis has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Travis for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Travis is an English masculine given name of French origin. It is derived from the word "traverser" or "to cross", and was given to toll collectors who stood by a bridge or crossing.
Notable people with the name include:
- Travis Barker (born 1975), American drummer for the rock band Blink-182
- Travis Best, American basketball player
- Travis Brody (born 1984), professional American football quarterback
- Travis Brown (cyclist) (born 1969), American cyclist
- Travis Brown (quarterback) (born 1977), former American football quarterback
- Travis Brown (wide receiver) (born 1986), American football wide receiver
- Travis Browne (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
- Travis Clark, musician
- Travis Childers (born 1958), Former U.S. Representative from Mississippi
- Travis Elborough, British author
- Travis Fimmel (born 1979), Australian model and actor
- Travis Henry, American football running back
- Travis Johnstone, Australian rules footballer
- Travis Lutter (born 1973), American mixed martial artist
- Travis Marx (born 1977), American mixed martial artist
- Travis McCoy (born 1981), musician/singer
- Travis Meeks (born 1979), lead singer, guitarist and song writer for acoustic rock band Days of the New
- Travis Pastrana (born 1983), American motorsports athlete
- Travis Pearson (born 1971), American football player
- Travis Rinker, American association football (soccer) player
- Travis Tritt (born 1963), American country musician
- Travis Wall (born 1987), contemporary dance teacher
- Travis Willingham, American voice actor
- Travis Wilson (American football), American football wide receiver
- Travis Zajac (born 1985), Canadian National Hockey League player
Fictional characters named Travis include:
- Travis Bickle, protagonist of the film Taxi Driver
- Travis Mayweather, in the American TV series Star Trek: Enterprise
- Travis McGee, fictional character created by John D. Macdonald
- Travis Nash, from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Travis, an anthropomorphic tractor in the TV series Bob the Builder
- Travis Touchdown, protagonist of the video game No More Heroes
Events:
- Murder of Travis Alexander, a crime perpetrated by Jodi Arias in 2008
English: transferred use of the surname, which is derived from a Norman French occupational name (from traverser to cross) for someone who collected a toll from users of a bridge or a particular stretch of road. It is now regularly used as a given name, especially in America and Australia.
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