Meanings
plural Harveys · alternative Hervey
- countableuncountableA surname transferred from the given name.
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.
2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung, Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 20221 more example
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.
2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021 - countableuncountableA male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
After getting permisssion from my mom, I personal messaged ten different Harveys from her profile who seemed “obviously” Native and lived in Phoenix.
2018, Tommy Orange, “Edwin Black”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 691 more example
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.
2005 March 30, “Miramax founders leave Disney”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2021 - countableuncountableA railway point in Tête Jaune Cache, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
- countableuncountableA civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
- countableuncountableA city in Cook County, Illinois.
- countableuncountableA minor city in Marion County, Iowa.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
- countableuncountableA census-designated place in Chocolay Township and Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
- countableuncountableA city in Wells County, North Dakota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
- countableuncountableA town in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.
- countableuncountableA local government area in this area of Western Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Harvey.
Origin
- IrishÓ hAirmheadhaigh
- Old Bretonhoiarn“iron”
- EnglishHarvey
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).
More words from Old Breton, Irish
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 哈維 /哈维
- 哈維 /哈维 (Hāwéi)male given name
Esperanto Herve
- Hervemale given name
French Hervé, Hervé
- Hervésurname of Norman origin
- Hervémale given name
Greek Ερβέος, Ερβέβιος
- Ερβέος (Ervéos)male given name
- Ερβέβιος (Ervévios)male given name
Russian Ха́рви, Ха́рви
- Ха́рви (Xárvi)surname of Norman origin
- Ха́рви (Xárvi)male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Harvey
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Harvey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvey
“Harvey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvey. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Harvey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harvey.
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