Xavier

Meaning

1. A male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
2. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], found chiefly among people of Spanish and Portuguese descent.
3. Any of various notable people with this name as given name or surname, especially Saint Francis Xavier, a Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552).

Synonyms

Saint Francis Xavier

Xzavier

Zavier

Xavior

Translations

Xavier

Saverio

Xaver

Javier

Xaverius

Xavier

Xaverius

Xavier

Xavier

Xavier van Bourbon-Parma

Franz Xavier von Bourbon-Parma

François-Xavier de Bourbon-Parme

Xavier

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzeɪ.vɪə/

Etymology

Toponymic surname of a 16th-century saint born in the Kingdom of Navarre, Francis de Xavier, from a place name in the Kingdom of Navarre, originally from Basque Xabier. Doublet of Echeverría.