Xavier (given name)

For other uses, see Xavier (disambiguation).
Xavier

The castle of Xavier, where Francis Xavier was born, was restored by the Jesuits.
Gender Male
Origin
Word/name Catholic Church
Meaning a place called "new house" in Basque language
Other names
Related names Javier, Xaveria, Xavi, Xavia, Xaviell, Xaviera, Xaviero, Xayvion, Xever, Xabier, Zavia, Zavier

The given name Xavier (/ˈzvi.ər/, /ˈsvi.ər/; Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃəviˈe, ʃaβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ]; Galician: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; French: [ɡzavje]; Spanish: Javier [xaˈβjer]; Basque: Xabier [ʃaβiˈer])[1][2] is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier.

Origins and meaning of the name

Xavier comes from the name of the Jesuit] missionary saint Francis Xavier, where Xavier stands for the his birthplace of Javier (Xabier in Basque; Xavier in Old Spanish) in Navarre, Spain. The toponym is itself the romanization of the Basque place-name (and surname) etxe berri, meaning 'new house' or 'new home'.


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References

  1. Pronunciation of Xavier, forvo.com.
  2. "Xabier", Behind the Name.com.
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