masc. proper name, also a surname (late 12c.), from an Old French word meaning "to cross over," related to traverse (v.). Probably a name for a gatekeeper or the toll collector of a bridge.
travelogue
traverse
travertine
travesty
Traviata, La
Travis
travois
trawl
trawler
tray
treacherous
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