68%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.vɪs/(American English) /ˈd͡ʒɑː.vɪs/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From an English surname that was derived from the given name Gervais. Related Names RootJarvis (surname) PopularityDetails Last ranked #872 in 2013 England and Wales Last ranked #907 in 2007 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong strange serious Categories American sprinters, BBC Class characters, Charles Dickens characters, colleges or universities, currently out of the US top 1000, Downton Abbey characters, ends in -is, isograms, Marvel characters, mascots, surnames, YouTubers