# Harvey

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɑːvi/ · frequency rank #5,600

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
3. A railway point in Tête Jaune Cache, Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia, Canada.
4. A civil parish of Albert County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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13. A town in the South West region, Western Australia, named after the Harvey River.
14. A local government area in this area of Western Australia, which includes the town; in full, the Shire of Harvey.

## Etymology
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).

## Easily confused with
- **have** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvey-vs-have)
- **haven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvey-vs-haven)
- **haves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvey-vs-haves)
- **Hayley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvey-vs-hayley)
- **hurley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvey-vs-hurley)
- **Hawley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvey-vs-hawley)
- **Hervey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harvey-vs-hervey)
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hare-vs-harvey)
- **harry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harry-vs-harvey)
- **hardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardy-vs-harvey)
- **Haley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haley-vs-harvey)
- **harem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harem-vs-harvey)
- **hares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hares-vs-harvey)
- **halve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halve-vs-harvey)
- **harder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harder-vs-harvey)
- **hardly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardly-vs-harvey)
- **harper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harper-vs-harvey)
- **Harley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harley-vs-harvey)
- **Harlem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harvey)
- **harden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harden-vs-harvey)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahrvey`, `harevy`, `harrvey`, `harveyy`, `harvvey`, `harvye`, `havrey`, `hharvey`, `hravey`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/harvey