Harvey
Say HAH-vee, stressing HAH, with an ah vowel and no sounded r.
One British English pronunciation
Phonetic notation
/ˈhɑː.vi/
A Breton name family. Harvey comes from an older Breton name, also found in French as Hervé.1
More than one reading
One reading is “battle-worthy.” Another joins “iron” or “battle” with “eager,” “keen” or “fiery.”1
One British English pronunciation
HAH-vee, with the vowel in “ah” and no sounded r.
The Harvie spelling
Harvie is another spelling used in English.
- HarvieHarvie is a variant of Harvey.
Sources
- Online Etymology Dictionary: Harvey, etymonline.com (opens in a new tab)
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