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I was also surprised by the harsh treatment of Travis in the "overload" thread. I don't consider it trashy, but I do see how it could be considered country, especially with country music performers named Travis Tritt and Randy Travis. There have been numerous comments on this board lately about names being hickish, tacky, trashy, too "southern," etc and I think it reflects a certain kind of ignorance. I'm originally from the South but have lived in numerous parts of the country and in small towns and major cities and everyone assumes that all people living below a certain latitude are named Bubba and Billie Jo and Dixie. Based on my experiences living around the US, as a region the South consistently has the most elegant, effortless names. Enjoy your son's name and ignore the nonsense comments. Also, check out the personal name lists of people who make harsh comments and you will see that they often have questionable taste.