Harvey.
A surname transferred from the given name.
Meaning & usage
A surname transferred from the given name.
A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
A railway point in Tête Jaune Cache, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Cook County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Marion County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Chocolay Township and Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Wells County, North Dakota.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
A town in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.
A local government area in this area of Western Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Harvey.
Where this word comes from
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).
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