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Darvis
How to Pronounce Darvis
Pronounced DAR-vis /ˈdɑːr.vɪs/Medium
Meaning: Darvis is usually read as a variant of Jarvis, itself from the medieval name Gervase, of Germanic origin and generally taken to mean spear-servant or honorable in battle. The initial D may reflect a family respelling on the pattern of Darrell and Darvin. The exact route is uncertain.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Darvis most plausibly stands as a variant of Jarvis, from the old Germanic name Gervase (spear-servant), reshaped with an initial D like other D- boys' names of its era. Whether a family meant Jarvis, blended it with Darvin, or simply coined the sound is not recorded, so we note the routes and keep the origin open.
Darvis was never common in the United States, reaching only about twenty boys a year around its peak in 1986 and staying scarce across the century. A boy named Darvis then is in his thirties or forties today.
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What does the name Darvis mean?
It is usually a variant of Jarvis, from the Germanic name Gervase, likely meaning spear-servant; the exact route is uncertain.
How do you pronounce Darvis?
It is said DAR-vis /ˈdɑːr.vɪs/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Darvis a boy or girl name?
Darvis is used here as a boy's name.
How popular is Darvis?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-eighties.