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Travares

♂ Boy

Pronounced truh-VAIR-eez /trəˈvɛr.iz/Medium

Meaning: Travares reads as a late-twentieth-century African-American coinage, a respelling or elaboration of Tavaris or Tavares, the latter also a Portuguese surname. As a given name here it was built for rhythm, and its exact route is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Travares is a rare modern coinage for boys, a respelling of Tavaris or Tavares, built for its rolling sound (said truh-VAIR-eez). Its route is uncertain.

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Origin LowAmerican

MeaningTravares reads as a late-twentieth-century African-American coinage, a respelling or elaboration of Tavaris or Tavares, the latter also a Portuguese surname. As a given name here it was built for rhythm, and its exact route is uncertain.

U.S. rank (2006)#13841 ↘ Falling

2006 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1980

Total births (all-time)≈ 85

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Travares restyles Tavaris or Tavares, adding a Tr- opening to a name that circulated through African-American communities in the closing decades of the twentieth century. Its appeal is in the roll of its syllables, and its precise origin is uncertain, which we note.

It appeared in the United States from the mid nineteen-seventies into the two-thousands, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak around nineteen-eighty, and stayed rare. A Travares from that time is in his forties today.

Did you know? Travares echoes Tavares, a Portuguese surname carried into pop culture, but as a first name in this era it functioned as one of many rhythmic Tra-/Ta- coinages.

Overall data confidence 28%

References - Travares — Tavaris/Tavares respelling; African-American coinage; route uncertain.

Variations

TavarisTavaresTravarisTavarus

Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Travares mean?

It is a modern coinage, a respelling or elaboration of Tavaris or Tavares; the exact route is uncertain.

How do you pronounce Travares?

It is said truh-VAIR-eez /trəˈvɛr.iz/ - three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Travares a boy or girl name?

Travares is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Travares?

It was always rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen boys a year even at its peak in the nineteen-eighties.