65%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. JAHR-vis [key·IPA] Expand LinksMeaning & History From a surname that was derived from the given name GERVAIS. DetailsPopularity Last ranked #489 in 1996 England and Wales Last ranked #907 in 2007 United States Rate·DetailsPeople think this name is classic mature formal upper class strong strange serious nerdy Categories athletes, BBC Class characters, Charles Dickens characters, colleges or universities, currently out of the US top 1000, Downton Abbey characters, ends in -is, Marvel characters, mascots, surnames Entry updated June 13, 2019 ·