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Jervis (name)

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Jervis is a variant of the name Jarvis. It derives from the personal name Gervase; the element geri meaning spear.[1][2] Other spellings of the name include Jervoise, and Gervis.[3]

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  1. ^ Lower, Mark Antony (1860). Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. J.R. Smith. p. 171.
  2. ^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.
  3. ^ "Surname Database: Jervis Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 26 April 2020.