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Traves
Usage: English
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Variant of
Travers.
Travers Usage: English, French
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From the English and French place name that described the man who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French traverser (which comes from Late Latin transversare), which means "to cross".
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