Harvey

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(countable, uncountable) A surname transferred from the given name.
(countable, uncountable) A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
(countable, uncountable) A railway point in Tête Jaune Cache, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
(countable, uncountable) A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
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(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States:
(countable, uncountable) A town in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.
(countable, uncountable) A local government area in this area of Western Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Harvey.

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɑːvi/

Cognate with Breton

Haerviu

In summary

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).