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I honestly don't. Travis is a bit dated to me - I went to school with lots of them. Other than that, though, it's a fine name. It's a bit modern for my tastes but it's a good name otherwise.

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One of the things about this board is that they are going to list quite a few names as 'tacky' or 'trashy' that aren't seen that way in real life - at least from what I've seen. I've posted about the name Ivy a few times and people have told me that it's a stripper name. Considering that the majority of Ivies I've known have come from wealthy, educated if slightly eccentric houses I never saw the connection. I still don't. I finally realized that the board attracts a wide variety of people from different backgrounds & areas. In DC the name Tammy/Tammi is considered to be slightly trashy, because it's not used very often and when it is the person does tend to be slightly tacky. Then I moved to North Dakota where every other woman is named Tammy/Tami/Tammi - with no regards to age or background. My view of the name quickly changed from 'trashy' to 'super common.' With super common you can't really label a name as trashy or not - it's too wide spread. I see that with Travis as well.