Jarvis

English variation of Gervase, meaning unknown
"skilled with a spear"

Jarvis Origin and Meaning

The name Jarvis is a boy's name of German origin.

Jarvis, one of the original two-syllable nouveau boys' choices, is a saint's name with a certain retro charm and a nice quirky feel. Though Jarvis peaked in the late 1880s, he is beginning to sound fresh again.

Jarvis Lorry is a character in Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities, and there was another Jarvis in Upton Sinclair's The Jungle. Probably the best known modern Jarvis is British rocker Jarvis Cocker.

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Jarvis Popularity

Famous People Named Jarvis

  • Jarvis Cocker
    lead singer of Britpop band Pulp
  • Jarvis Church
    Canadian singer
  • Jarvis Mills
    American rapper
  • Jarvis Varnado
    American basketball player
  • Jarvis Hunt
    American architect
  • Jarvis Hayes
    American basketball player
  • Jarvis Green
    American football player

Jarvis in Pop Culture

  • J.A.R.V.I.S.
    Iron Man's intelligent computer
  • Edwin Jarvis
    Marvel character
  • Jarvis Raines
    main character on Netflix original "Some Assembly Required"
  • Jarvis
    Mark Zuckerberg's A.I. assistant
  • Jarvis Lorry
    character in "A Tale Of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens

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