Hervé is a French language, French masculine given name of Breton language, Breton origin, from the name of the 6th-century Breton Saint Hervé. The common latinization of the name is Herveus (also ''Haerveus''), an early (8th-century) latinization was ''Charivius''. Anglicized forms are Harvey (name), Harvey and Hervey. Its Old Breton form was ''Huiarnviu'' (cf. Old Welsh ''Haarnbiu'' ), composed of the elements ''hoiarn'' ("iron", modern Breton ''houarn'', cf. Welsh ''haearn'') and ''viu'' ("bright", "blazing", modern Breton ''bev''). Its common Celtic form would have been ''*isarno-biuos'' or ''*-ue(s)uos''. Recorded Middle Breton forms of the name include ''Ehuarn, Ehouarn, Houarn''. The name of the 6th-century saint is recorded in numerous variants, including forms such as: ''Houarniault'', ''Houarneau''; as the name of a legendary Breton bard, the name occurs in varians such as ''Hyvarnion, Huaruoé, Hoarvian''.''Bulletin Archéologique de l'Association Bretonne '' t. 4 (1884)
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People with the given name

Medieval

*Saint Hervé, 6th-century Breton saint **Saint-Hervé, French commune **Saint-M'Hervé, French commune *Charivius, Duke of Maine (floruit, fl. 723) *Hervé (Norman) (fl. 1050s), Byzantine general of Norman extraction *Hervey le Breton (died 1131), Bishop of Bangor and later Bishop of Ely *Hervé IV of Donzy (1173–1223), French nobleman *Harvey I of Léon, Breton viscount *Hervé de Bourg-Dieu (c. 1080–1150), Benedictine monk *Hervaeus Natalis (1260–1323), French Dominican theologian

Modern

*Hervé Alicarte, French footballer *Hervé Arsène, French-Malagasy footballer *Hervé Balland, French cross-country skier *Hervé Bazin, French writer *Hervé Biausser, French university director *Hervé Bochud, Swiss footballer *Hervé Bohbot, French Scrabble player *Hervé Bugnet, French footballer *Hervé Carré, French economist *Hervé Cuillandre, French writer *Hervé de Charette, French politician *Hervé de Luze, French film director *Hervé Di Rosa, French painter *Hervé Déry, Canadian librarian and archivist *Hervé Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclist *Hervé Faye, French astronomer (1814 – 1902) *Hervé Filion, Canadian harness racer *Hervé Gauthier, French footballer and coach *Hervé Gaymard, French politician *Hervé Guibert, French writer *Hervé Guilleux, French motorcycle racer *Hervé Guy, Ivorian footballer *Hervé Kage, Belgian footballer *Hervé Kambou, Ivorian footballer *Hervé Lacelles, Canadian boxer *Hervé Lamizana, Ivory Coast football player *Hervé Le Bras (born 1943), French demographer, historian and mathematician. *Hervé Le Tellier, French writer *Hervé Lièvre, French filmmaker, director of head of SFRS-CERIMES (1995–2014) *Hervé Makuka, Swiss footballer *Hervé Morin, French politician *Hervé Ndjana Onana, Cameroonian footballer *Hervé Novelli, French politician *Hervé Nzelo-Lembi, Congolese footballer *Hervé Otélé, French-Cameroonian footballer *Hervé Paillet, French actor *Hervé Piccirillo, French football referee *Hervé Renard, French football manager *Hervé Revelli, French footballer *Hervé Riel, French fisherman *Hervé This, French chemist *Hervé Tum, Cameroonian footballer *Hervé Vilard (born 1946), French singer *Hervé Villechaize (1943–1993), French-American actor *J. Hervé Proulx, Canadian politician

Pseudonym

*Hervé (composer) (1825–1892), stage name of French operetta composer, singer, librettist and conductor, born Florimond Ronger *Hervé (DJ), DJ and producer in the UK

As a surname

;Baron Hervey *Thomas Hervey (landowner) (d. 1694), son of Sir William Hervey (1585–1660) *John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol *John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey *Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol *Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol ;modern French surname *Antoine Hervé, French composer *Cédric Hervé, French cyclist *Edmond Hervé, French politician *Francis Hervé (1781–1850), French-British artist *Francisco Hervé, Chilean geologist *Gustave Hervé (1871–1944), French politician *Pascal Hervé (1964–2024), French cyclist ;pseudonym *Lucien Hervé, French-Hungarian photographer, born László Elkán

References

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