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Definition: 1) Usually derived from the given name Gervaise - an English form of Gervasius, comprised of the Germanic elements "geri," meaning spear and "vase," of unknown meaning. 2) One who came from Jervaulx (pronounced Jarvis) in Northern Yorkshire, the site of a Cistercian monastery and named for the river Ure and "vaulx," meaning valley. Jervis is a variation of the first meaning, and Gervis, Gervase , and Jarvie are variations of the second origin.
Surname Origin:
English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
JERVIS, JERVOIS, JERVOISE, GERVASE, GERVIS, JARVIE
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Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
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