Trav as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Trav

What is the meaning of the name Trav ?

The baby name Trav is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /træv/ (TRAV; rhymes with 'have').

Trav is English in Origin.

Trav is an English diminutive most often of Travis, and at times of Trevor. Travis stems from Norman French travers or traverser, “to cross,” which became a Middle English occupational surname for a gatekeeper or toll-collector at a road or bridge; the sense carried into the given name as “crossing” or “keeper of the crossing.” If taken from Trevor, the root is Welsh tref + mawr (“great settlement”), yielding the meaning “from the great homestead/village.”

Long used informally, Trav gained life as an independent given name in the late 20th century in the United States and other English-speaking countries, echoing a trend toward clipped, brisk forms. It remains far less common than the parent names. Related forms and variants include Travis, Trevis, Travers, and Trevor; short forms and nicknames include Travie and Trev. Rhymes with have.

⚙ Trav is far from common. We have only 76 recorded uses of it on record, from 20 countries.