THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Harvey
Harvey is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Harvey Bautista, Harvey Tolibao. This snapshot links the name to 3 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
The etymology is not settled. The explanation above keeps the source’s uncertainty rather than assigning a definite meaning.
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
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).
A male given name from the Celtic languages, in modern use often transferred back from the surname.
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SpanishEtymology & source
a male given name from English
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People with the name Harvey
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Harvey Bautista
Filipino actor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Harvey Tolibao
Filipino comic book artist
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
3
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Harvey Bautista, Harvey Tolibao
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Harvey in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Harvey
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Hardy·Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Harmes·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Harry♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Haiber·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Haide·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Haidee·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Haniel·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Hante·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Harvey?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Recorded combinations with Harvey
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q19767732 — Harvey (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Harvey Bautista (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19767732 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Harvey Tolibao (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q19767732 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Harvey (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Harvey (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.