What does Harvey mean?

Definitions for Harvey
ˈhɑr vihar·vey

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Harvey.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Harvey, William Harveynoun

    English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)

Wiktionary

  1. Harveynoun

    A surname.

  2. Harveynoun

    A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.

  3. Harveynoun

    A city in Illinois.

  4. Harveynoun

    A city and town in Iowa.

  5. Harveynoun

    A census-designated place and city in Louisiana.

  6. Harveynoun

    A city in North Dakota.

  7. Harveynoun

    A town in Western Australia.

  8. Etymology: From Haerviu, name of a Breton saint, from Old Breton hoiarn ("iron") + viu ("blazing"). Cognate to modern Breton Haerviu.

ChatGPT

  1. harvey

    Harvey is typically a male given name, of French origin (Hervé), interpreted as 'battle worthy' or 'blazing iron'. It might also refer to Hurricane Harvey, a major hurricane that hit Texas in 2017, causing catastrophic damage. Additionally, it could refer to Harvey, a 1950 comedy-drama movie based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. In terms of geography, there are several cities, towns, and places named Harvey scattered across places like Australia, Canada, U.S., and others.

Wikidata

  1. Harvey

    Harvey is a town located in the South West of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, 140 km south of Perth, between Pinjarra and Bunbury. It has a population of 2,606.

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    Song lyrics by harvey -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by harvey on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HARVEY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harvey is ranked #266 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Harvey surname appeared 115,662 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 39 would have the surname Harvey.

    68% or 78,650 total occurrences were White.
    25% or 28,916 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 2,915 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.2% or 2,602 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.7% or 1,978 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 601 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Harvey in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Harvey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Harvey in a Sentence

  1. Donna Rotunno:

    There's a difference between sins and crimes, you may think that you don't like the way Harvey conducted himself at times or choices that he's made, but that doesn't mean he's a rapist.

  2. Bill Murray:

    [Harvey] got locked into place; it just couldn’t move and it was a very strong circulation, which, of course, pulled in tremendous amounts of moisture, the development in Houston has been so intense over the last ten years and a lot of it did not follow good zoning practices.

  3. Justin Paperny:

    The same thing could happen to Harvey Weinstein if Harvey Weinstein feels threatened, and if Harvey Weinstein were to do that, it would reflect poorly on Harvey Weinstein, and it could really end badly.

  4. Joshua Sutton via AP:

    I thought being cold and wet was going to be the hardest part of hiking the Appalachian Trail. But in actuality, it was the mental game of motivating and keeping an upbeat attitude to help Harvey stay positive and enjoy his hike.

  5. Assistant District Attorney Meghan Hast:

    At the end of this trial, the evidence will be clear that Harvey Weinsteins seated right there is not just a tycoon in Hollywood, Harvey Weinsteins was Harvey Weinsteins, sexually assaulting these women when they refused to comply with Harvey Weinsteins desires and Harvey Weinsteins orders.

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