First names in Hebrew

First name Travis: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טרוויס

Gematria value: 291

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Travis is written טרוויס

Meaning and origin

What does Travis mean?

Meaning: "the one who keeps the crossing"
Origin: French

Travis is an English surname from the Old French traverser, "to cross": it designated the collector of tolls at a bridge or a crossing. It became a first name in America, where it was very popular from the 1970s to the 1990s.

Gematria

Travis = 291

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טרוויס has 6 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total291

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter Samekh

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Travis, from ט to ס:

טוֹב שֶׁבֶת בְּאֶרֶץ־מִדְבָּר מֵאֵשֶׁת מִדְיָנִים וָכָעַס׃

“It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a quarrelsome woman and anger.”

Proverbs 21:19

The book of your first name

Travis, in nine pages

• Travis, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Travis
• Travis, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Travis in three answers

How do you write Travis in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Travis is written טרוויס.

What is the gematria value of Travis?
Written טרוויס, Travis is worth 291: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Travis mean?
The one who keeps the crossing (origin: French). Travis is an English surname from the Old French traverser, "to cross": it designated the collector of tolls at a bridge or a crossing. It became a first name in America, where it was very popular from the 1970s to the 1990s.