Xavier

Xavier \xa-vier, xav-i-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Xavier is sometimes used as a girl name name variations. Its pronunciation is in English as ihGZEYViyahR, ZEYViyahR or ZEYVYahR, in French as ZaeVYEY ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Xavier: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)"

What is the origin of Xavier?

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Xavier is used predominantly in the English, French, and Spanish languages, and it is derived from Basque origins. From the elements 'etche' meaning house ; 'berria' meaning new. The name is either derived from a Basque place name, or else it could be of Arabic roots. The nickname was borne by Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552), who acquired it from his birthplace at Xavier in Navarre. In this case, Xavier is possibly the Hispanic form of the Basque place name Etcheberria meaning 'the new house'. The saint is considered by the Roman Catholic Church as one of its most prolific missionaries. He spent much of his time in China, Japan, and India, and he is venerated as the patron saint of the Orient. The name first became popular in Catholic Spain and France due to the fame of the saint. Today, the name is still used mostly by Roman Catholics. It is often found as a second name, especially after Francis. In recent times, the fictional Professor Xavier of the X-Men (1963-) comics and films have made it better known. The name Xaviera pronounciation (English and Spanish) is the female version of Xavier. The name Xavier is widely used; it has 37 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English name Exavier meaning, meaning of Javier (used in Portuguese and Spanish too), nicknames for Savion, name Savyon meaning, meaning of Xabiere, Xaiver definition, Xathieur name, name Xavaeir meaning, Xavery meaning and origin, Xavian name, name Xaviar, short names for Xaviare, Xaviell name, Xaviere meaning and origin, Xaviero definition, Xavior meaning, Xaviore pronounciation, Xavon name, Xavyer meaning and origin, name Xayver meaning, short names for Xayvion, Xever meaning and origin, short names for Xizavier, Xxavier name variations, name Xzabier, Xzaviar definition, Xzavier meaning and origin, Xzavior meaning of name, and short names for Zavion. The variant spelling name Zavier (used in Spanish too) is another English form. Foreign variants of Xavier Etcheberria name (Basque), meaning of Ksawery (Polish), meaning of Saverio (Italian), Saviero name (Italian and Spanish), Xabier name variations (Basque and Galician), and baby name Xaver (German and Spanish). Another foreign variant is the short form name Xavi meaning (Spanish).

Xavier is of Arabic origin. The meaning here is bright, brilliant. Xavier is a popular baby name for boys, and it considered fairly trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1940s; before that, it was of irregular use only. At the modest peak of its usage in 2007, 0.296% of baby boys were given the name Xavier. Its ranking then was #68. In 2010, its usage was 0.280% and its ranking #71, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Xavier was thrice as popular as the next most popular name, Javier meaning.

A famous person named Xavier is Xavier Cugat, Bandleader, born Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu, January 1, 1900 - October 27, 1990, Catalonia, Spain.

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The baby name Xavier fun facts:

The name Xavier in reverse order is "Reivax".

The numerological value of the name Xavier is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Xavier?

Xavier is in the top names in USA.