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 (/ˈzeɪvi.ər/, /ˈseɪvi.ər/; Catalan: [ʃəβiˈe, ʃəviˈe, ʃaβiˈe, ʃaviˈeɾ]; Galician: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; Portuguese: [ʃɐviˈɛɾ]; French: [ɡzavje]; Spanish: Javier [xaˈβjer]; Basque: Xabier [ʃaβiˈer]) is a masculine name derived from the Catholic Saint called Francis Xavier.

Origins and meaning of the name

Xavier comes from the name of the Catholic Saint Francis Xavier, where Xavier stands for the saint's birthplace, the town of Javier (Xabier in Basque; Xavier in Old Spanish) in Navarre, Spain. The placename 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

• Xavier (surname)

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)