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Travis-James

Quick answerTravis derives from the Old French "traverser" meaning "to cross," originally referring to a toll collector at a crossroads, while James comes from the Hebrew "Yaʿaqov" (Jacob) meaning "supplanter." The hyphenated combination is a modern English-speaking practice, primarily used in English-speaking Western cultures…

French-Hebrew · Boy · 4 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#4,685
TrendStable
Peak year2013
Syllables4
OriginFrench-Hebrew
LanguageFrench-Hebrew
CultureEnglish-speaking Western
Letters12
Numerology11 Chaldean 4
Global rank#4,685

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Travis-James

Travis derives from the Old French "traverser" meaning "to cross," originally referring to a toll collector at a crossroads, while James comes from the Hebrew "Yaʿaqov" (Jacob) meaning "supplanter." The hyphenated combination is a modern English-speaking practice, primarily used in English-speaking Western cultures, with no specific religious requirement, though both component names have historical use across Christian traditions.

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Etymology

Travis derives from the Old French "traverser" meaning "to cross," originally referring to a toll collector at a crossroads, while James comes from the Hebrew "Yaʿaqov" (Jacob) meaning "supplanter." The hyphenated combination is a modern English-speaking practice, primarily used in English-speaking Western cultures, with no specific religious requirement, though both component names have historical use across Christian traditions.

Travis-James currently ranks #4,685 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2013.

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