Harvey_(name)

Harvey (name)

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]

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  • 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
    • 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

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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.

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