Harvey
[ˈhɑːrvi]Meaning
from the Old Breton name Hoiarnviu or Haerviu, from hoiarn "iron" or air "battle" with viu "eager, keen, fiery, blazing"
Background Story
Harvey comes from the Breton given name Hoiarnviu or Haerviu, from Old Breton hoiarn "iron" or air "battle" combined with viu "eager, keen, fiery, blazing". It was the name of a 6th-century Breton hermit who is the patron saint of the blind, and settlers from Brittany introduced it to England after the Norman Conquest. It became rare in the later Middle Ages and was revived in the 19th century, in part from a surname derived from the given name. Mary Chase used it for an oversized imaginary rabbit in her play Harvey (1944), later adapted into a 1950 movie.
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