Harvey

American  

[hahr-vee] / ˈhɑr vi /

noun

1. William, 1578–1657, English physician: discoverer of the circulation of the blood.

2. a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.

3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “army” and “battle.”

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Harvey British  

/ ˈhɑːvɪ /

noun

1. William. 1578–1657, English physician who discovered the mechanism of blood circulation, expounded in On the motion of the heart (1628)

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Harvey Scientific  

/ här′vē /

1. English physician and physiologist who in 1628 demonstrated the function of the heart and the circulation of blood throughout the human body.

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Example Sentences

Lenkiewicz previously wrote the 2022 film She Said about the investigation into Harvey Weinstein, and was the first female dramatist to have an original play on the main stage of the National Theatre in 2008.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

That’s the implication of research from Campbell Harvey of Duke University and Claude Erb, a former commodity-fund manager at TCW.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

But after 2001’s “Scary Movie 2,” the Wayans got in a pay dispute with former Miramax executives Bob and Harvey Weinstein.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The French AI company is bringing its models to the legal sector under a partnership with Harvey AI, taking aim at a lucrative industry where rivals like Anthropic are expanding aggressively.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

As the sky darkened, they heard John Harvey whoop again.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn