>First, I think you have the "crevice/reevis" backwards. The prouncation of >REVIS rhymes with "crevice". > My Reavis family has pronounced the name sounding similar to "crevice" for as long as I can remember. I understand Revis is also pronounced the same. Logan Reavis bca1831, who tried to move the Capitol to St. Louis, apparently pronounced his name as "reevis" rather than as above. A street in south St. Louis bears the name, Reavis Barracks Road, and is pronounced "reevis". I spoke with a fellow this fall, from near St. Louis, who spells his name as Reavis and pronounces it as "reevis". Just curious about pronunciation changes as well as spelling. Chris