Garvey

Garvey and O'Garvey are Irish surnames, derived from the Gaelic Ó Gairbhith, also spelt Ó Gairbheith, meaning "descendant of Gairbhith".[1][2] Gairbhith itself means "rough peace".[3]

There are three distinct Ó Gairbhith septs in Ireland:

The similar name MacGarvey, which derives from the Mac Gairbhith sept located in present-day County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, is not usually anglicised as Garvey.[1]

People

Fictional characters

  • Quinn Garvey, in the American TV series How I Met Your Mother.
  • The Garvey family, in the British TV series Benidorm. The family consists of Mick, Janice, Michael and Chantelle (Telle).
  • Preston Garvey, in the post apocalyptic video game Fallout 4 released in 2015.
  • Eugene Garvey, in the British TV series Waterloo Road (series 7).Merlin Olsen, in the TV Show Little House on the Prairie played Jonathan Garvey.

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