Tuesday, March 3, 2009

What's with my name?

A male name, Harvey is pronounced HAR-vee. It is of Old English and Old French origin, and its meaning is "eager for battle; strong and worthy." It is a variant form of Herve (French).

In the movie "Harvey", Jimmy Stewart was upstaged by a giant invisible rabbit. English physician, anatomist, and physiologist William Harvey; Playwright Harvey Feirstein are two of the important personalities bearing the name.

Nicknames of the name include Harv, Harve and alternate spellings of the name Harvey is Harvy, Harvy etc.

Harvey is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Harvey. Compare Harvey


The name Rafael is a baby boy name. The baby name Rafael orginated as an German name. In German, the name Rafael means- god heals, or healed by god.

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