Xavier
\ɡza.vje\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ɡza.vje\ |
| Compound names | François-Xavier, Jean-Xavier |
Origin and meaning
From Medieval Latin Xavierus and Spanish Xavier, variant of Javier, ultimately from Basque Xabier. Originally chiefly in honor of the Navarrese saint Francis Xavier. Doublet of Echeverría.
Where it is mostly given
- United States
- Malta
- Portugal
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
Around the world
- BasqueXabier
- Chinese格扎维埃
- CorsicanSaveriu
- CroatianKsaverij, Ksaver
- SpanishJavier
- HungarianXavér
- ItalianSaverio
- Japaneseシャビエル
- DutchXaverius
- PolishKsawery
- RussianКсаверий
- SlovakXaver
- CzechXaver
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).