Harvey

Meanings

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
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:
6. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
7. A city in Cook County, Illinois.
8. A minor city in Marion County, Iowa.
9. A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
10. A census-designated place in Chocolay Township and Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
11. A city in Wells County, North Dakota.
12. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.

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).

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