Meaning and background
The story behind Travis
Travis is a long-established English given name adopted from a surname. Its derivation goes back to Old French *traverser*, meaning 'to cross', and is sometimes linked with places or crossings. Behind the Name also documents the historical association with William Travis of the Alamo, but that does not give the name a martial literal meaning. The surname route is the reliable starting point.
- Origin
- English given name from the surname Travis, linked to Old French traverser (“to cross”). Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Travis appears in 13 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tɹævɪs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/tɹævɪs/ · primary stress on syllable 1T R AE1 V IH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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