Treviso: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Treviso – Origin: Celtic/Venetic (pre-Roman, Tarvisium) – Pronunciation: tray-VEE-zoh


Treviso is a Celtic/Venetic (pre-Roman, Tarvisium) name. It appears in our list of 175+ European City Baby Names With Old-World Elegance.

Meaning & Origin of Treviso

Origin: Celtic/Venetic (pre-Roman, Tarvisium).

A common claim: 'three roads'/'crossroads' (from Latin tres viae) Actually: The 'three roads' story is a popular folk etymology from sound resemblance; linguists more often connect Tarvisium to a Celtic root such as 'tarvos' (bull), not Latin 'tres viae.'

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Treviso

Phonetic: tray-VEE-zoh   IPA: /treˈviːzo/

Popularity of Treviso

Treviso doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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