Harvey

The story

1. Irish · derived fromÓ hAirmheadhaigh
2. Old Breton · derived fromhoiarn“iron”
3. English todayHarvey

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).