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Travers (surname)

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Travers
Origin
Language(s)Anglo-Norman Old French
Middle English (ME)
Irish Gaelic
Word/nametravers (ME: toll or tolltaker on bridges, etc.) from traverser (Norman: to cross)
Ó Treabhair (Irish: descendant of Treabhair; skillful)
Other names
Variant form(s)Travis, Trevors, Travors, Trower, Trover, Trevir

Travers is an English and Irish surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters include:

References

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  1. ^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 3148. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 19 August 2018.