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Harvey
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English
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Alternative forms
en Hervey
Etymology
From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from en obt hoiarn iron + obt viu blazing. Cognate with modern br Haerviu.
In Ireland, used as an anglicisation of en ga Ó hAirmheadhaigh and ga Ó hEarchaidh.
The civil parish in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of British colonial administrator John Harvey (1778 - 1852).
Pronunciation
en /ˈhɑːvi/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Harvey.wav Southern England
en /ˈhɑ(ɹ)vi/ GA
en ɑː(ɹ)vi 2
Proper noun
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en given names.
en Miles Brignall Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000 w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/22/vodafone-pickpocket-bill-stolen-barcelona 2014-11-22 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20210419102541/https://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/nov/22/vodafone-pickpocket-bill-stolen-barcelona
en Yoko Wakatsuki; Eric Cheung; Jack Guy Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/asia/japan-anime-black-lives-matter-scli-intl 2020-06-09 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20220511133447/https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/asia/japan-anime-black-lives-matter-scli-intl/
en male Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
en Miramax founders leave Disney w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/mar/30/business.news 2005-03-30 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618223111/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/mar/30/business.news
en 2018 w:Tommy Orange Edwin Black w:There There New York, N.Y. w:Vintage Books 9780525436140 69 After getting permisssion from my mom, I personal messaged ten different Harveys from her profile who seemed “obviously” Native and lived in Phoenix.
en railway point comm/Tête Jaune Cache rdist/Fraser-Fort George p/British Columbia c/Canada.
en civil parish co/Albert County p/New Brunswick c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en ucomm co/Scott County s/Arkansas.
en city co/Cook County s/Illinois.
en minor city co/Marion County s/Iowa.
en CDP co/Jefferson Parish s/Louisiana.
en CDP twp:Suf/Chocolay and twp:Suf/Sands co/Marquette County s/Michigan.
en city co/Wells County s/North Dakota.
en ucomm co/Botetourt County s/Virginia.
en ucomm co/Fayette County s/West Virginia.
en town r:suf/South West s/Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.
en lgarea in this area of s/Western Australia which includes the town the Shire of Harvey.
Derived terms
en en Harv nickname for the given name Harveyan Harvey County harveyize Harvey process
Translations
surname of Norman origin
French: fr Hervé
Russian: ru Ха́рви p m
male given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 哈維 Hāwéi
Esperanto: eo Herve
French: fr Hervé
Greek: el Ερβέος m, el Ερβέβιος m
Russian: ru Ха́рви p m
en surnames from Breton surnames from Irish eponyms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Járvi +
Proper noun
m
es male English