Xavier (given name)

The given name Xavier (/ˈzeɪviər, ˈseɪ-, ˈzævieɪ/, Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ], Galician: [ʃaˈβjeɾ], Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ], French: [ɡzavje]; Spanish: Javier [xaˈβjeɾ]; Basque: Xabier [ʃaβier])[1] is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Spanish Navarrese Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier.

Xavier

The castle of Xavier, where Francis Xavier was born, was restored by the Jesuits.
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Catholic Church
Meaning	"Castle" or "new house" in Basque language
Region of origin	Spain
Other names
Related names	Javier, Xaver, Xaveria, Xavi, Xavia, Xaviell, Xaviera, Xaviero, Xever, Xabier, Zavia, Zavier, Chavier

Etymology

Xavier comes from the name of the Jesuit missionary saint Francis Xavier, where Xavier stands for his birthplace of Javier (Xabier in Basque; Xavier in Old Spanish) in the Kingdom of Navarre. The toponym is itself the romanization of the Basque place-name (and surname) etxe berri, meaning 'castle', 'new house' or 'new home'.[2]

People

Arts

• Xavier Abraham, Spanish 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 (1919-2017), 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), Spanish-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 Herbert (1901–1984), Australian writer
• 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

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.
• Xavier Espot Zamora (born 1979), Andorran politician and current prime minister of Andorra

Sports

• Xavier Adibi (born 1984), American NFL player
• Xavier Aguado (born 1968), Spanish footballer for Real Zaragoza
• Xabi Alonso (born 1981), Spanish footballer
• 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 Coleman (born 1995), American football player
• Xavier Comas Guixé (born 1977), Andorran ski mountaineer
• Xavier Corosine (born 1985), French basketball player
• Xavier Crawford (born 1995), American football player
• 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 Dorfman (born 1973), French Olympic rower
• Xavier Downwind (1893–1968), American NFL player
• Xavier Edwards (born 1999), American professional baseball player
• Xavier Ellis (born 1988), Australian rules football player
• Xavier Eluère (fl. 1920s), French Olympic boxer
• Xavier Escudé (born 1966), Spanish Olympic field hockey player
• Xavier Florencio (born 1977), 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 McKinney (born 1999), American football player
• Xavier Malisse, Belgian professional tennis player
• Xavier Margairaz, Swiss professional football player
• Xavier Nady, American former professional baseball player
• Xavier Ouellet, French/Canadian ice hockey player
• Xavier Proctor (born 1990), American football player
• Xavier Rhodes (born 1990), American football player
• Xavier Rush (born 1977), New Zealand rugby player
• Xavier Silas (born 1988), American basketball player
• Xavier Tillman (born 1999), American basketball player
• Xavier Woods (American football) (born 1995), American football player

Other

• Xavier, Duke of Aquitaine (1753–1754)
• Xabier Arzalluz (born 1932), retired Basque nationalist politician
• Xavier Bichat (1771–1802), French anatomist and pathologist
• 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 Dolls, a character in the supernatural western show Wynonna Earp
• 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
• Xavier Riddle, the main character in the PBS Kids animated series Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum

See also

• Xavier (surname)
• Zavier Simpson

In other languages

• Javier (Spanish)
• Saverio (Italian)

• 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)
• Ksaveras (Lithuanian)

References

1. "Xabier", Behind the Name.com.
2. Manuel., Yáñez Solana (c. 1995). El gran libro de los nombres : con una breve biografía de todos los santos y los personajes más famosos correspondientes a cada nombre. Madrid: M.E. Editores. ISBN 8449502322. OCLC 37613128.