English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
"Harvey is renowned as the English physician who first scientifically demonstrated that the heart pumps blood through a closed system of vessels."
A surname, from given names.
"Harvey is often used as a surname derived from the given name Harvey or variations thereof."
The name Harvey originates from the Old Breton words for "iron" and "blazing," referring to a saint known as Haerviu. In Ireland, it also developed as an anglicized form of two native Irish surnames before spreading elsewhere.