Xavier (given name)
For other uses, see Xavier (disambiguation).
| Xavier | |
|---|---|
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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 (/ˈzeɪvi.ər/, /ˈseɪvi.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'.
People
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Arts
- Xavier Abraham, Catalan poet
- Xavier Abril (1905–1990), Peruvian poet
- Xavier Armange (born 1947), French writer and illustrator
- Xavier Arsène-Henry (1919-2009), French modernist architect and urban planner.
- Xavier Atencio (born 1919), American animator for The Walt Disney Company
- Xavier Barbier de Montault (1830–1901), French liturgical writer
- Xavier Blum Pinto (born 1957), Ecuadorian artist
- Xavier Boniface Saintine (1798–1865), French dramatist and novelist
- Xavier Cortada (born 1964), Cuban-American painter
- Xavier Cugat (1900–1990), Catalan-Cuban band leader
- Xavier Davis (born 1971), American jazz pianist
- Xavier De Planhol, French historical scholar
- Xavier Dolan, Québécois actor and filmmaker
- Xavier Fagnon, French voice actor
- Xavier Forneret (1804–1884), French poet, playwright and writer
- Xavier Fourcade (1927–1987), French American art dealer
- Xavier Martinez (1869–1943), an American artist of Mexican descent
- Xavier Naidoo, a German singer and songwriter
- Xavier Rudd, an Australian musician
- Xavier Samuel, an Australian actor, known for playing Riley Bier in the Twilight Saga
Law, military and politics
- Xavier Becerra (born 1958), American Democrat
- Xavier Bertrand (born 1965), French politician
- Xavier Bettel (born 1973), Luxembourgian politician
- Xavier Bout de Marnhac (born 1951), French military general
- Xavier Brasseur (1865–1912), Luxembourgian politician
- Xavier Breton (born 1962), French politician
- Xavier Castro (born 1965), Ecuadorian lawyer
- Xavier Connor (1917–2005), Australian judge
- Xavier Coppolani (died 1905), French military leader
- Xavier Darcos (born 1947), French politician
- Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1889–1977), pretender to the defunct throne of Parma, and Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain
- Xavier de Magallon (1866-1956). French poet, translator and politician.
Sports
- Xavier Adibi (born 1984), American NFL player
- Xavier Aguado (born 1968), Catalan/Spanish footballer for Real Zaragoza
- Xabi Alonso (born 1981), Spanish/Basque footballer for Real Madrid
- Xavier Baez (born 1987), Mexican footballer
- Xavier Barrau (born 1982), French footballer
- Xavier Beitia (born 1982), American AFL and college football player
- Xavier Bertoni (born 1988), French freestyle skier
- Xavier Capdevila Romero (born 1976), Andorran ski mountaineer
- Xavier Carter (born 1985), American track athlete
- Xavier Chen (born 1983), Belgian footballer
- Xavier Clarke (born 1983), indigenous Australian rules football player
- Xavier Comas Guixé (born 1977), Andorran ski mountaineer
- Xavier Daufresne (born 1968), Belgian tennis player
- Xavier Delisle (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Xavier Dirceu (born 1977), Brazilian football player
- Xavier Doherty (born 1982), Australian cricketer
- Xavier Dorfmann (born 1973), French Olympic rower
- Xavier Downwind (1893–1968), American NFL player
- Xavier Ellis (born 1988), Australian rules football player
- Xavier Eluère (fl. 1920s), French Olympic boxer
- Xavier Escudé (born 1966), Catalan/Spanish Olympic field hockey player
- Xavier Florencio (born 1977), Catalan/Spanish road bicycle racer
- Xavier Fulton (born 1986), American NFL player
- Xavier Henry (born 1991), American NBA player
- Xavier Hernández i Creus or Xavi (born 1980), a Catalan/Spanish footballer for Al Sadd
- Xavier Maassen (born 1980), Dutch racing driver
- Xavier McDaniel (born 1963), American basketball player
- Xavier Malisse, Belgian professional tennis player
- Xavier Margairaz, Swiss professional football player
- Xavier Nady, American professional baseball player
- Xavier Ouellet, French/Canadian ice hockey player
- Xavier Proctor (born 1990), American football player
- Xavier Rush (born 1977), New Zealand rugby player
- Xavier Silas (born 1988), American basketball player
Other
- Xabier Arzalluz (born 1932), retired Basque nationalist politician
- Xavier Briggs (born 1968), American sociologist
- Xavier Chamorro Cardenal (1932–2008), Nicaraguan newspaper editor of El Nuevo Diario
- Xavier De Cuyper, Belgian engineer and civil servant
- Xavier Ehrenbert Fridelli (1673–1743), Austrian Jesuit missionary
- Xavier Fernique, French mathematician
- Xavier Mertz (1883–1913), a Swiss explorer
- Xavier Roberts, an American inventor and manufacturer of Cabbage Patch Kids
- Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive Officer of the London Stock Exchange
- Francis Xavier Seelos, a Roman Catholic Priest
- Xavier Zubiri (1889–1983), a Spanish philosopher
Fictional characters
- Brigadier General Frank Xavier Hummel, antagonist of The Rock.
- Xavier Austin, a character in Australian soap Home and Away
- Xavier Bird, a character in Joseph Boyden's novel Three Day Road
- Xavier Desmond, a character in the George R. R. Martin series Wild Cards
- Xavier, the main character of the animated series Xavier: Renegade Angel
- Xavier March, protagonist of Fatherland (novel)
- Xavier Quinn, protagonist of The Mighty Quinn
- Xavier Harkonnen, a character in the fictional Dune universe
- Xavier Hutchinson, of the reality TV series 'Earth' which premiered on the Seven Network in 1986.
- Xavier Benedict, a character in Julia Golding's Finding Sky trilogy
- Xavier Chavez, a character in Saw II
See also
In other languages
- Javier (Spanish)
- Saverio (Italian)
- Saveriyar (சவேரியார்), Savari (சவாரி) (Tamil)
- Ksavierij (Ксаверий) (Russian, Ukrainian)
- Ksawery (Polish)
- Xabere, Xabel (Asturian)
- Xabier (Basque)
- Xavier (Catalan, English, French, Old Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Swedish)
- Xaver (Czech, German, Slovakian)
- Xavér (Hungarian)
- Xaveriu (Romanian)
- Xaverius (Dutch, Latin)
- Xaveriοs (Ξαβέριος) or (Σαβεριος) (Greek)
References
- ↑ Pronunciation of Xavier, forvo.com.
- ↑ "Xabier", Behind the Name.com.
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