Given name & surname
Hervé
Hervé is a masculine given name. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In French use, Hervé shares an earlier linguistic root with Harvey. An origin associated with Harvey is Breton.
Explained through its name family
The story
In French use, Hervé shares an earlier linguistic root with Harvey. The history of Harvey gives this family its wider story. Harvey’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Explained through its name family
Hervé’s family of names
Hervé shares a linguistic root with Harvey. In French usage, Hervé has a conventional equivalent in the Breton form Herve. Hervé is a form of Harvey.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Hervé has relatives in 6 languages.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Hervé
- Hervé RenardFrench association football coachborn 1968
- Hervé VillechaizeFrench actor (1943–1993)
- Hervé Le TellierFrench writer and linguistborn 1957
- Hervé FayeFrench astronomer (1814–1902)
- Hervé GuibertFrench writer, photographer and journalist (1955-1991)
- Hervé KoffiBurkinabe footballerborn 1996
- Hervé MorinFrench politicianborn 1961
- Hervé RevelliFrench footballer (born 1946)
- Hervé BoussardOlympic cyclist (1966–2013)
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