Harvey

Proper noun

Harvey (countable and uncountable, plural Harveys)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.
   • Sarah Harvey, an NHS worker from Brighton, was also told by Vodafone that she had to pay a £5,800 bill run up after she was hit on the head by a cyclist, again in Barcelona this summer.2014 November 22, Miles Brignall, “Victory against Vodafone for schoolteacher billed £15,000”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Apr 2021
   • Naomi Osaka, a Japanese professional tennis player, also responded to the NHK post with a popular gif of “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey expressing bewilderment.2020 June 9, Yoko Wakatsuki, Eric Cheung, Jack Guy, “Japanese broadcaster takes down controversial Black Lives Matter anime”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 May 2022
2. A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
   • Miramax Films cofounders Bob and Harvey Weinstein will end their successful, but often tumultuous, 12-year relationship with The Walt Disney Company to launch their own media company.2005 March 30, “Miramax founders leave Disney”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2021
   • After getting permisssion from my mom, I personal messaged ten different Harveys from her profile who seemed “obviously” Native and lived in Phoenix.2018, Tommy Orange, “Edwin Black”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 69
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.
5. An unincorporated community in Scott County, Arkansas.
6. A city in Cook County, Illinois.
7. A minor city in Marion County, Iowa.
8. A census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
9. A census-designated place in Chocolay Township and Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan.
10. A city in Wells County, North Dakota.
11. An unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia.
12. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
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.