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Tevis
How to Pronounce Tevis
Pronounced TEV-is /ˈtɛv.ɪs/Medium
Meaning: Tevis is a Scottish surname that anglicizes Tavish, from the Gaelic Tamhas, a form of Thomas. Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma 'twin', so Tevis traces back to that 'twin' meaning through its Gaelic parent.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Tevis is a Scottish surname that anglicizes Tavish, from the Gaelic Tamhas, a form of Thomas; Thomas itself comes from the Aramaic te'oma, 'twin'. Promoted to a first name in the American surname-name fashion, Tevis appears in United States birth records across the twentieth century, reached its modest high around 1977, and was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year.
Because its high point came later, a boy named Tevis is as likely to be middle-aged as elderly. The name reads as a crisp, surname-style choice with a Scottish thread. It has not become widely used, but it carries an easy, modern-sounding rhythm.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Tevis mean?
It is a Scottish surname from Tavish, a Gaelic form of Thomas, tracing back to the Aramaic for 'twin'.
How do you pronounce Tevis?
It's said TEV-is /ˈtɛv.ɪs/, two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Tevis a boy or girl name?
Tevis is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Tevis?
It has always been rare, a surname-name given to only a couple dozen boys a year, with its small high in the nineteen-seventies.