A tollkeeper's occupation became a Texas anthem. Travis traces back to the Old French traverser, to cross, once a surname for those who collected fees at bridges and crossings, later the name of William B. Travis, the young commander who drew a line in the sand at the Alamo. The name rode high in the 1980s and early 90s on country radio and has ebbed since, though Travis Kelce and Travis Scott have kept it culturally current. Two plainspoken syllables, no frills, a bit of cowboy dust in the consonants. Travis sounds like someone who shows up on time.
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