Hi Jhevasse
I can't tell you the meaning of your name (it really is unusual!), but I doubt it has anything to do with
Gervais - people don't speak French on the Bahamas...
I rather think it's a Hebrew / Biblical name, it sounds like the word YAHWEH (God) is part of it!
Hope this helps,
Lulup.s: have a look at my homepage
http://www.geocities.com/lulu_swizz/Names.html - I could need your help too!