Hervé is a French given name of Breton origin. In English, it is sometimes rendered Harvey or Hervey. It already appears in Latin sources of the eighth century as Charivius. A later Latin form is Herveus. It derives from Old Breton Huiarnviu (cf. Old Welsh Haarnbiu) composed of OB hoiarn > Breton houarn “iron” (Welsh haearn) and OB viu > Breton bev “bright”, “blazing”.
The common Celtic root must be *isarno-biuos or *-ue(s)uos. It is widely asserted (though not all linguists would agree) that Old Celtic isarno- gave birth to the Germanic word that led to English iron.
The name may refer to:
Saint Hervé, 6th-century Breton saintSaint-Hervé, French communeSaint-M'Hervé, French communeCharivius, Duke of Maine (fl. 723)Hervé (Norman) (fl. 1050s), Byzantine general of Norman extractionHervey le Breton (died 1131), Bishop of Bangor and later Bishop of ElyHervé IV of Donzy (1173–1223), French noblemanHarvey I of Léon, Breton viscountHervé (1825–1892), stage name of French operetta composer, singer, librettist and conductor, born Florimond RongerHervé (DJ), DJ and producer in the UKHervé Alicarte, French footballerHervé Arsène, French-Malagasy footballerHervé Balland, French cross-country skierHervé Bazin, French writerHervé Biausser, French university directorHervé Bochud, Swiss footballerHervé Bohbot, French Scrabble playerHervé Bugnet, French footballerHervé Carré, French economistHervé Cuillandre, French writerHervé de Bourg-Dieu (c. 1080–1150), Benedictine monkHervé de Charette, French politicianHervé de Luze, French film directorHervé Di Rosa, French painterHervé Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclistHervé Faye, French astronomerHervé Filion, Canadian harness racerHervey Frederick, Earl of Bristol and Bishop of DerryHervé Gauthier, French footballer and coachHervé Gaymard, French politicianHervé Guibert, French writerHervé Guilleux, French motorcycle racerHervé Guy, Ivorian footballerHervé Kage, Belgian footballerHervé Kambou, Ivorian footballerHervé Lacelles, Canadian boxerHervé Lamizana, Ivory Coast football playerHervé Le Bras (born 1943), French demographer, historian and mathematician.Hervé Le Tellier, French writerHervé Makuka, Swiss footballerHervé Morin, French politicianHervaeus Natalis (1260–1323), French Dominican theologianHervé Ndjana Onana, Cameroonian footballerHervé Novelli, French politicianHervé Nzelo-Lembi, Congolese footballerHervé Paillet, French actorHervé Piccirillo, French football refereeHervé Renard, French football managerHervé Revelli, French footballerHervé Riel, French fishermanHervé This, French chemistHervé Tum, Cameroonian footballerHervé Vilard (born 1946), French singerHervé Villechaize (1943–1993), actorJ. Hervé Proulx, Canadian politicianAs a surname, it may refer to:
Antoine Hervé, French composerCédric Hervé, French cyclistEdmond Hervé, French politicianFrancis Hervé, French-British artistFrancisco Hervé, Chilean geologistGustave Hervé, French politicianLucien Hervé, French-Hungarian photographerPascal Hervé, French cyclistAs a pen name it refers to
Hervé (1825–1892), stage name of French operetta composer, singer, librettist and conductor, born Florimond Ronger
