C19: from Jarvey, familiar form of personal name Jarvis
jarvey in American English
(ˈdʒɑːrvi)
nounWord forms: plural-veys Irish
1.
a hackney coachman
2.
a hackney coach
Word origin
[1790–1800; special use of Jarvey, var. of Jarvis proper name]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cannibalism, gelatin, methodology, peanut, silhouette