Harvey (name)

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Harvey is an English and Scots family and given name derived from the Old Breton personal name Huiarnviu (or Aeruiu), derived from the elements hoiarn, huiarn (modern Breton houarn) meaning "iron" and viu (Breton bev) meaning "blazing".^[1] An alternative elemental derivation has been theorized in which origination is from haer + vy meaning "battle/carnage worthy".^[2] It is related to Old Welsh Haarnbiu.^[1] An altogether separate origin in Ireland has been theorized where Harvey is an anglicization of the Gaelic personal name Ó hAirmheadhaigh, which is itself possibly related to the name of a mythical physician, Airmheadh.^[2]

Harvey

The Battle of Hastings as depicted by the Bayeux Tapestry
Pronunciation	hɑː(ɹ)vi
Origin
Word/name	Breton
Meaning	Battle worthy, blazing iron
Region of origin	Brittany
Other names
Variant form(s)	Hervey, Hervie, Harvie
Nickname(s)	Harv
Related names	Hervé

Surname

• Harvey brothers, family of cricketers from Fitzroy, inner-city Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Merv Harvey (1918–1995), played one Test for Australia in January 1947 and captained Victoria five times
    • Robert Harvey (footballer), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda and grandson of Merv
    • Anthony Harvey (footballer), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda and grandson of Merv
  • Mick Harvey (umpire) (1921–2016), played for Victoria and Queensland, later became a Test umpire
  • Ray Harvey (1926–2011), played for Victoria
  • Neil Harvey (born 1928), played 79 Tests for Australia, member of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame

A–F

• Alan Harvey (born 1942), Canadian soccer player
• Alexander Harvey II (1923–2017), American judge
• Alex Harvey (musician) (1935–1982), Scottish blues/rock musician
• Alex Harvey (curler), Scottish wheelchair curler
• Alfred Harvey, comic-book publisher
• André Harvey (MP) (born 1941), Canadian consultant, politician and former teacher
• André Harvey (sculptor) (1941–2018), American sculptor
• Anthony Harvey (1930–2017), British film director and editor
• Arthur Harvey (disambiguation)
• Aryana Harvey (born 1997), American women's soccer player
• Bagenal Harvey (died 1798), United Irishmen commander
• Ben Harvey (disambiguation), several people
• Brian Harvey, musician
• Bryan Harvey (musician), American musician
• Catherine Harvey (later Caughey, 1923–2008), British Colossus computer operator at Bletchley Park during World War II
• Charles Malcolm Barclay-Harvey (1890–1969), British politician and Governor of South Australia in 1944
• Colin Harvey (born 1944), British soccer player and manager
• Cynthia Harvey (born 1957), American ballet dancer, ballet mistress and educator
• Cynthia Fierro Harvey, United Methodist Church bishop
• David Harvey (born 1935), British-born Marxist geographer
• David Harvey (footballer) (born 1948), British soccer player
• Dee Harvey (1965–2012), American R&B singer
• Domino Harvey (1969–2005), British-born model turned Los Angeles bounty hunter
• Don Harvey (disambiguation), several people
• Doug Harvey (ice hockey) (1924–1989), star player for the NHL's Montreal Canadiens
• Doug Harvey (umpire) (1930–2018), American baseball umpire elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
• Edward Harvey (1783–1865), British admiral
• Eliab Harvey (1758–1830), Admiral in the Royal navy, captained HMS Temeraire at Trafalgar
• Francis Harvey (1873–1916), British Marine awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously
• Francis Harvey (poet) (1925–2014), poet and playwright
• Francis J. Harvey (born 1943), American military administrator
• Francis Harvey (died 1632), MP for Aldeburgh
• Francis Harvey (MP for Colchester) (1534–1602), English politician
• Francis Harvey (MP for Northampton) (1611–1703), English lawyer and politician
• Frank Harvey (cricketer) (1864–1939), English sportsman
• Frank Harvey (playwright) (1842–1903), English father of Australian screenwriter
• Frank Harvey (priest) (1930–1986), Anglican Archdeacon of London
• Frank Harvey (Australian screenwriter) (1885–1965), English-born actor, producer and writer
• Frank Harvey (English screenwriter) (1912–1981), award-winning son of the above screenwriter
• Fred Harvey (entrepreneur) (1835–1901), American developer of Harvey House restaurants
• Fred Harvey (politician) (born 1942), Canadian politician

G–L

• Gabriel Harvey (c. 1552 or 1553 – 1631), English writer
• Geoff Harvey (1935–2019), Australian musician and television personality
• George Harvey (died 1834), English mathematician
• George Harvey (1806-1876), Scottish painter
• George Brinton McClellan Harvey (1864-1928), American journalist, businessman, publisher, ambassador
• George U. Harvey (1881-1946), Irish born politician in Queens, New York
• Gerry Harvey (born 1939), Australian businessman, co-founder of the Harvey Norman chain stores
• Graham Harvey (religious studies scholar) (born 1959), English scholar
• Grant Harvey (born 1984), Canadian film director
• Guy Harvey (born 1955), Jamaican marine wildlife artist and conservationist
• Hayward A. Harvey (1824–1893), American engineer and inventor of Harvey armor
• Harry Harvey Sr. (1901–1985), Actor
• Henry Harvey (1743–1810), British admiral
• Herk Harvey (1924–1996), American film director, actor, and film producer
• Hunter Harvey (born 1994), American baseball player
• Ian Harvey (rugby union) (1903–1966), New Zealand rugby union player
• James B. Harvey
• James Michael Harvey (born 1949), American Roman Catholic archbishop
• Jane Harvey (writer) (1771–1848) British poet and novelist
• Jeffrey Harvey (biologist) (born 1957), Canadian ecologist and journalist
• Jeffrey A. Harvey (born 1955), American theoretical physicist
• Joe Harvey (1918–1989), English footballer and manager
• John Harvey (Royal Navy officer) (1740–1794), officer of the Royal Navy and captain of HMS Brunswick
• John Harvey (announcer), American television presenter
• John Anthony Harvey, British entrepreneur and logistician
• Jonathan Harvey (composer) (1939–2012), British composer
• Ken Harvey (baseball) (born 1978), American baseball player
• Kyle Harvey (born 1993), American rapper known professionally as Kyle
• Laning Harvey (1882-1942), Pennsylvania state senator
• Laura Harvey (born 1980), English footballer and manager
• Laurence Harvey (1928–1973), Lithuanian-born actor
• Lawson Harvey (1856–1920), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
• Leslie Harvey, Scottish rock musician
• Lilian Harvey (1906–1968), Anglo-German actress and singer
• Liza Harvey, (born 1966), Australian politician
• Louis P. Harvey (1820–1862), American politician and governor of Wisconsin
• Luc Harvey (born 1964), Canadian politician

M–Z

• Magali Harvey (born 1990), Canadian rugby player; daughter of Luc Harvey
• Mandy Harvey (born 1988), deaf singer/songwriter
• Marisa Harvey (born 1975), former Maltese footballer
• Mark Harvey (arachnologist) (born 1958), Australian arachnologist
• Martin Harvey (1941–2019), Northern Irish footballer
• Matt Harvey (born 1989), major league baseball player
• Michael Harvey (disambiguation), several people
• Monique Harvey (1950–2001), Canadian painter
• Nate Harvey (born 1996), American football player
• Neil Harvey (born 1928), Australian cricketer
• Nick Harvey (born 1961), British M.P.
• Norm Harvey (1899–1941), American football player
• Norman Harvey (1899–1942), English soldier
• PJ Harvey (born 1969), British singer and songwriter
• Pat Harvey (born 1955), American broadcast journalist
• Paul Harvey (1918–2009), American radio broadcaster
• Peter Harvey (baritone), (born 1958), English singer
• Peter Harvey (writer), (1798–1877), American writer and known best friend of Daniel Webster
• Richard Harvey (born 1953), British composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Robert Harvey (footballer) (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
• Robert Harvey (musician), British musician
• Ronald Harvey (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer
• Steve Harvey (born 1956), African-American actor, entertainer and comedian
• Thomas Harvey (disambiguation), several people
• Tim Harvey (born 1961), British racing driver, winner of the BTCC in 1992 and media personality
• Todd Harvey (born 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
• Trice Harvey (1936–2017), American politician
• W. Brantley Harvey Jr. (1930–2018), American politician
• W. Brantley Harvey Sr. (1893–1981), American politician
• William Frederick James Harvey (1897-1972), British flying ace
• William Harvey (1578–1657), British physician who first proved that blood flows in a circulatory system
• William Henry Harvey (1811–1866), Irish botanist, author of Phycologia Britannica
• Willie Harvey (footballer) (1929–2014), Scottish footballer
• Willie Harvey Jr. (born 1996), American football player

Given name

• Saint Hervé (Saint Harvey), 6th-century Breton saint
• Harvey Allen (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey J. Alter, American medical researcher, virologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate
• Harvey Ball, creator of the smiley face
• Harvey Barnes (born 1997), English footballer
• Harvey Bennett (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Brooks (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Brown (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Bullock (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Campbell (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Carignan, serial killer known as the Want-Ad Killer
• Harvey Catchings, American basketball player
• Harvey Clark (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Cox, American theologian
• Harvey Cushing, pioneer of neurosurgery
• Harvey Eakin, NASCAR racing driver
• Harvey Einbinder (1926–2013), American physicist and author
• Harvey Elliott (born 2003), English footballer
• Harvey J. Fields (1935–2014), American Reform rabbi
• Harvey Fierstein, American actor and playwright
• Harvey Fletcher, American physicist
• Harvey Samuel Firestone (1868–1938), founder of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
• Harvey Fisher, Musician, actor, model
• Harvey Freeman (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Gantt, American architect and Democratic politician
• Harvey Glatman (1927-1959), American serial killer, rapist, kidnapper, and robber
• Harvey Goldsmith, English performing arts promoter
• Harvey Grant (born 1965), American basketball player
• Harvey Hiller (1893–1956), American baseball player
• Harvey Johnson (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Kaye (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Keitel, American film actor
• Harvey Korman (1927-2008), American actor
• Harvey Kurtzman, American comics creator and editor
• Harvey Kuenn (1930–1988), American baseball player, coach and manager
• Harvey Lewis (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Lisberg, British talent manager and impresario
• Harvey M. Lifset (1916–2005), New York politician
• Harvey Mandel, American guitarist
• Harvey Martin, American football player
• Harvey Mason, American jazz drummer
• Harvey Mason Jr., seven-time Grammy Award-winning American songwriter
• Harvey Milk, American politician
• Harvey Miller (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Mudd (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Parker (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey N. Paulson (1903-1993), American farmer and politician
• Harvey Pekar (1939–2010), American comics writer
• Harvey Penick, American golfer and coach
• Harvey Pitt (1945-2023), American chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Harvey Postlethwaite, British engineer and Formula One technical director
• Harvey Price (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Proctor (born 1947), British Conservative Member of Parliament
• Harvey Sark (1907–1964), American football player
• Harvey Scales (1940–2019), American R&B and soul singer-songwriter
• Harvey Shapiro (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Smith (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Soning (born 1944), British property consultant and developer
• Harvey G. Stenger, President of Binghamton University
• Harvey Edwin Swennes (1899-1964), American newspaper editor, publisher, and politician
• Harvey Washington Walter (1819–1878), American lawyer and railroad business executive
• Harvey Weinstein, American film producer, co-founder of Miramax Films and The Weinstein Company, and convicted sex offender
• Harvey Williams (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey White (disambiguation), various people
• Harvey Whitehill, American Frontier Sheriff
• Harvey A. Wilder (1907-1968), American farmer and politician

In fiction

• Harvey the 6′ 3+1⁄2″ tall rabbit, appearing in:
  • Mary Chase's Harvey (play)
  • The 1950 comedy-drama film Harvey (film) based on the play
• Harvey Dent, the DC comics supervillain Two-Face.
  • Most widely known for his appearance in The Dark Knight (film)
• The titular character of Harvey Beaks
• Harvey Kinkle, the love interest of Sabrina the Teenage Witch
  • Played by Nate Richert in Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series).
  • Played by Ross Lynch in the Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (TV series).
• Harvey, from Thomas & Friends
• Harvey Mckenzie from the Cartoon Network animated series Codename: Kids Next Door
• Harvey Specter from the law drama series Suits

See also

• Hervé, Breton family name
• Harvard (name)
• Hervey
• Harvie, given name and surname

References

1. Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise : une approche linguistique du vieux celtique continental, éditions Errance 2003, p. 192.
2. Hanks, Patrick; Hodges, Flavia (1988). "Harvey". A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford University Press. p. 242. ISBN 0-19-211592-8. Retrieved 29 April 2023 – via Internet Archive.