Name
Harvey
Meaning
Harvey is a masculine name of Breton origin meaning “battle worthy”.
Harvey comes from the Breton Haerviu, combining words for battle and worthy, carried to England by Bretons who arrived with William the Conqueror. A blind sixth-century Breton bard, Saint Hervé, is its patron, walking with a tamed wolf at his side.
A top-50 name in England and Wales in the 2010s; modest in the US.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #251 in 2025 · peak #245 in 2024
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Breton
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /HAR-vee/
- Themes
- Warrior
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Questions
Harvey is a masculine name of Breton origin meaning “battle worthy”. Harvey comes from the Breton Haerviu, combining words for battle and worthy, carried to England by Bretons who arrived with William the Conqueror.
Harvey is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a top-50 name in England and Wales in the 2010s; modest in the US.
The name Harvey comes from Breton. Harvey comes from the Breton Haerviu, combining words for battle and worthy, carried to England by Bretons who arrived with William the Conqueror. A blind sixth-century Breton bard, Saint Hervé, is its patron, walking with a tamed wolf at his side.
Harvey is pronounced HAR-vee.
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