Harvey

English

Alternative forms

• Hervey

Etymology

From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from Old Breton hoiarn (“iron”) + viu (“blazing”). Cognate with modern Breton Haerviu.

In Ireland, used as an anglicisation of Irish Ó hAirmheadhaigh and Ó hEarchaidh.

The civil parish in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of British colonial administrator John Harvey (1778 - 1852).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːvi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑ(ɹ)vi/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)vi

Proper noun

Harvey (countable and uncountable, plural Harveys)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
   • 2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian‎^[1], archived from the original on 19 April 2021:

     Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer.

   • 2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung, Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 11 May 2022:

     Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment.

2. A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
   • 2005 March 30, “Miramax founders leave Disney”, in The Guardian‎^[3], archived from the original on 18 June 2021:

     Miramax Films cofounders Bob and Harvey Weinstein will end their successful, but often tumultuous, 12-year relationship with The Walt Disney Company to launch their own media company.

   • 2018, Tommy Orange, “Edwin Black”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 69:

     After getting permisssion from my mom, I personal messaged ten different Harveys from her profile who seemed “obviously” Native and lived in Phoenix.

3. A railway point in Tête Jaune Cache, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
4. A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
   2. A city in Cook County, Illinois.
   3. A minor city in Marion County, Iowa.
   4. A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
   5. A census-designated place in Chocolay Township and Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
   6. A city in Wells County, North Dakota.
   7. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
   8. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
6. A town in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.
7. A local government area in this area of Western Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Harvey.

Derived terms

• Harv (nickname for the given name)
• Harvey County
• harveyize
• Harvey process

Translations

surname of Norman origin

• French: Hervé (fr)
• Russian: Ха́рви (ru) pl or m (Xárvi)

male given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 哈維 / 哈维 (Hāwéi)

• Esperanto: Herve
• French: Hervé (fr)
• Greek: Ερβέος m (Ervéos), Ερβέβιος m (Ervévios)
• Russian: Ха́рви (ru) pl or m (Xárvi)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxaɾbi/ [ˈxaɾ.β̞i]
• Rhymes: -aɾbi
• Syllabification: Har‧vey

Proper noun

Harvey m

1. a male given name from English