Harvey

Definitions: Harvey

Harvey

Noun

1. English physician who described the circulation of the blood (1578-1657).

"Harvey" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be worthy of battle".

Date "Harvey" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Biographical Satire	HARVEY, Doctor W., a physician who learned in 1619 that his patients had blood which circulated. The discovery has since been of some profit to his successors. Source: Who was Who: 5000BC - 1914.
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Harvey is the name of some places in the United States of America:

Harvey, Illinois
Harvey, Louisiana
Harvey, North Dakota

Harvey is also a film based on a play by Mary Chase.

Harvey (movie)

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Harvey (1950) is a film starring Jimmy Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd. In the film, Dowd's best friend is a six-foot and three and a half inches tall invisible rabbit named Harvey. Harvey is actually a pooka, a mischievous magical creature.

The film, directed by Henry Koster, used a screenplay by Mary Chase, working with Oscar Brodney, based on her Pulitzer Prize winning Broadway play of the same name, which was first produced on November 1, 1944.

Cast:

Elwood P. Dowd: James Stewart
Veta Louise Simmons: Josephine Hull
Miss Kelly: Peggy Dow
Dr. Lyman Sanderson: Charles Drake
Dr. Willie Chumley: Cecil Kellaway
Myrtle Mae Simmons: Victoria Horne
Marvin Wilson: Jesse White

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Synonym: Harvey

Synonym: William Harvey (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Harvey

English words defined with "Harvey": Harvey Cushing, Harvey Wallbanger, heatedly, hotly ♦ James Harvey Robinson ♦ Lee Harvey Oswald ♦ William Harvey. (references)

Specialty definitions using "Harvey": 08008 ♦ 25901 ♦ 50119 ♦ 70058, 72841 ♦ Berkeley Logo ♦ Genes, ras ♦ Harvey process, Harvey Sarcoma Virus, Hobbinol ♦ Misers. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	When our boys come home from war, what kind of girls will they be coming home to? And now the most disgusting example of this sexual confusion: Mr. Walter Harvey of Harvey bars is presenting us with women's baseball. (A League of Their Own; writing credit: Kim Wilson; Kelly Candaele) Harvey and I have things to dowe sit in the barshave a drink or twoand play the juke box. Very soon the faces of the other people turn towards me and they smile. (Harvey; writing credit: Mary Chase;) No, but I know Harvey Keitel. (The Player; writing credit: Michael Tolkin) I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. (Bull Durham; writing credit: Ron Shelton.) Then it will happen this way: You make the kill, but your pain doesn't die with Harvey, it grows. (Batman Forever; writing credit: Bob Kane; Lee Batchler)
Movie/TV Titles	Harvey (2001) Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) Mein Freund Harvey (1970) Lee Harvey Oswald (1970) Harvey Swings (1970)
Song Titles	Flagpole Sitta (performing artist: Harvey Danger)
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Domain	Title
References	Adam & Harvey Group Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Carter Holt Harvey Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Harvey Electronics, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Harvey Nash Group plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Harvey Nichols Group Plc: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Harvey Slumfenburger's Christmas Present (reference) The Sensational Alex Harvey (reference) The Wisdom of Harvey Penick: Lessons and Thoughts from the Collected Writings of Golf's Best-Loved Teacher (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Harvey Star (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Tim & Harvey in the Great Outdoors (reference) Dewayne Harvey and Unrestrained Praise: Keep Looking Up (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	History of Danny B Harvey (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech	SONIC FOUNDRY Harvey Mandel's Serpentine Magic for Windows PC (reference) (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Consumer Goods	Chef Harvey How to Garnish Kit (reference) William H. Harvey 001005-24 Toilet Bowl Wax Ring with Flange (reference) William H. Harvey 017072-500 Teflon Pipe Seal Tape (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
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	Senior Airman Chris Harvey, Capt. Scott "Fester" Fredrick.		Harvey Schaffer bus drive with the Fishing Creek Transportation delivers children to the Bloomsburg Daycare Center in PA.Credit: USDA.
	Black and white watercolor of Ring-necked Ducks by Harvey Dean Sandstrom, 4659 West Pioneer Road, Duluth, Minnesota 55803, a commercial and wildlife artist. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page.		Caption: Edison, Harvey Firestone Jr., R.J.H. Deloach, John Burroughs, Henry Ford, and Harvey Firestone on Water Wheel at Old Evans Mill; Bolar Springs, VA; August 23, 1918; {14.475/119} (jpg).
	[William Harvey Tercentenary Commemoration at NIH].Credit: National Library of Medicine.		Staff of the Division of Chemistry shortly after Dr. Harvey Wiley took command in 1883.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Judges from the submarine's crew meet in the wardroom to chose the winning entry in the North Pole flag contest, during her North Pole cruise, 12 August 1958. Those present are (from left to right): Lieutenant John W. Harvey, USN; Chief Engineman Hercules H. Nicholas, USN; Commander R.F. Dobbins, Medical Corps, USN; and Chief Hospitalman John A. Aberle, USN.Credit: NAVY.		Line engraving published in "The Soldier in Our Civil War", volume I, page 215, depicting the Nashville capturing and burning the U.S. merchantman Harvey Birch in the English Channel, 19 November 1861.Credit: NAVY.
	Mabel Payne and Luke Harvey.Credit: Library of Congress.		Woodrow Wilson, dressed as an Indian, smokes a peace pipe with Colonel Harvey while Watterson goes into a teepee.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		Major U.K. department stores such as Selfridges, Harvey Nichols and Harrods promote numerous American designer lines at their in-store concessions. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Al Hunt	Mr. Secretary, we are going to take a break right now. But when we come back, we will ask Commerce Secretary Don Evans if he thinks SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt is back in trouble.
James Lipton	There are things I could do, perhaps. I would like to do. Harvey Weinstein recently grabbed me by the shoulders and said, you got to do a show that you talk to everybody. I don't think I would be able to do it. I can't do what you do.
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"Harvey" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.84% of the time. "Harvey" is used about 1,246 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	99.84%	1,244	6,293
Noun (singular)	0.16%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	1,246	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "Harvey" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Harvey	First name Male	72,000	225
Harvey	Last name	47,000	225
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"Harvey" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "to be worthy of battle".

The following table summarizes names related to "Harvey."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Harve	Male	English	Harvey
Harvey	Male	English	N/A
Harvie	Male	English	Harvey
Hervey	Male	English	Harvey
Hervé	Male	French	Harvey
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Country	Name	Country	Name
Australia	Harvey Norman Holdings Limited	New Zealand	Carter Holt Harvey Limited
United Kingdom	Adam & Harvey Group Plc	USA	Harvey Electronics, Inc.
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1. Harvey, AR
Zip Code(s): 72841
Country: USA

2. Harvey, IA (city, FIPS 34860)
Location: 41.31662 N, 92.92341 W
Population (1990): 235 (107 housing units)
Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 50119
Country: USA

3. Harvey, IL (city, FIPS 33383)
Location: 41.60725 N, 87.65190 W
Population (1990): 29771 (10286 housing units)
Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

4. Harvey, LA (CDP, FIPS 33245)
Location: 29.88603 N, 90.06727 W
Population (1990): 21222 (9406 housing units)
Area: 17.2 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 70058
Country: USA

5. Harvey, MI (CDP, FIPS 37080)
Location: 46.49283 N, 87.35090 W
Population (1990): 1377 (548 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
Country: USA

6. Harvey, ND (city, FIPS 35900)
Location: 47.77005 N, 99.93072 W
Population (1990): 2263 (1060 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

7. Harvey, WV
Zip Code(s): 25901
Country: USA

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Expression: Harvey

Expressions using "Harvey": Harvey Cedars ♦ Harvey County ♦ Harvey Cushing ♦ Harvey process ♦ Harvey Sarcoma Virus ♦ Harvey Wallbanger ♦ James Harvey Robinson ♦ Lee Harvey Oswald ♦ William Harvey. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "Harvey": Harvey-austin, Harvey-bailey, Harvey-beaumont, Harvey-beaumonts, Harvey-jones.
	Ending with "Harvey": Martin-harvey.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Harvey

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
paul harvey	1,418
pj harvey	396
harvey norman	348
harvey	246
steve harvey	237
harvey fierstein	166
harvey danger	149
guy harvey	132
harvey keitel	111
harvey paul riddle	111
william harvey	107
hotel harvey	107
harvey il	106
harvey window	104
g harvey	99
harvey electronics	97
harvey industry	97
harvey world travel	96
harvey birdman	87
harvey nichols	78
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Modern Translations: Harvey

Language		Translations for "Harvey"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		Harveys metode (Harvey scissors), Harvard step test (Harvey method). (various references)

French		procédé de Harvey (Harvey method), ciseaux de Harvey (Harvey scissors). (various references)

German		Harvey-Methode (Harvey method), Harvey Schere (Harvey scissors). (various references)

Greek		μέθοδος Harvey (Harvey method). (various references)

Italian		forbici di Harvey (Harvey scissors). (various references)

Pig Latin		arveyhay

Portuguese		procedimento de Harvey (Harvey method), método de Harvey (Harvey method). (various references)

Russian		харви. (various references)

Spanish		tijeras de Harvey (Harvey scissors), método de Harvey (Harvey method). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Harvey

Misspellings
	"Harvey" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Harey, Harff, harve, Harvel, Harvy, Hatvany, Hayrieye, Hoarvey, Huarmey, Hursey. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Harvey

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-h-r-v-y"
	-1 letter: haver, hayer, heavy.
	-2 letters: aery, aver, eyra, hare, have, hear, rave, rhea, vary, vera, very, yare, yeah, year.
	-3 letters: are, ave, aye, ear, era, hae, hay, her, hey, rah, ray, rev, rya, rye, var, yah, yar, yea, yeh.
	-4 letters: ae, ah, ar, ay, eh, er, ha, he, re, ya, ye.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-h-r-v-y"
	+3 letters: overhasty.
	+4 letters: shrievalty, superheavy, ultraheavy, venography.
	+5 letters: hortatively, hyperactive, videography.
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