The story behind Xavier
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.
Other language forms and explanations (4)
French entry
a male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Xavier
Portuguese entry
From the toponymic surname of a Spanish saint, from Basque Xabier. See Xavier for more.
Spanish entry
Borrowed from Basque Xabier.
Catalan entry
From the toponymic surname of a Spanish saint, from Basque Xabier. See Xavier for more.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˈzeɪ.vjɚ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzeɪ.vɪə/
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈzæv.ɪə/
- Received-Pronunciation: /ɪɡˈzeɪ.vɪə/
- General-American: /ˈzeɪ.vi.ɚ/
- General-American: /ɪɡˈzeɪ.vjɚ/
- General-American: /ɪɡˈzeɪ.vi.ɚ/
- approximating Spanish: /ˈhɑvi.ɛɹ/
- approximating Spanish: /hɑviˈɛɹ/
- French: /ɡza.vje/
- French: /ksa.vje/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ʃa.viˈɛʁ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ʃa.viˈɛh]
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ʃaˈvjɛʁ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ʃaˈvjɛh]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /ʃa.viˈɛɾ/
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /ʃaˈvjɛɾ/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ʃa.viˈɛʁ/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [ʃa.viˈɛχ]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ʃaˈvjɛʁ/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [ʃaˈvjɛχ]
- Portuguese; Caipira: /ʃa.viˈɛɻ/
- Portuguese; Caipira: /ʃaˈvjɛɻ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ʃɐˈvjɛɾ/
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: /ʃɐˈbjɛɾ/
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: [ʃɐˈβjɛɾ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /ʃɐˈvjɛ.ɾi/
- Spanish: /xaˈbjeɾ/
- Spanish: [xaˈβ̞jeɾ]
- Catalan; Northern: [ʃə.βiˈe̞]
- Catalan; Balearic: [ʃə.viˈe]
- Catalan; Central: [ʃə.βiˈe]
- Catalan; Valencia: [t͡ʃa.viˈeɾ]
- Catalan; Northwestern: [t͡ʃa.βiˈe]
Popularity
Xavier ranked #10874 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Xavier
Xaver
From Spanish Xavier (older spelling of Javier), after 16th-century Catholic saint Francis Xavier.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aitor
Borrowed from Basque Aitor, coined by Agosti Xaho.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cesar
Anglicized spelling of Spanish César. Doublet of Caesar.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Eder
From Basque Eder.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Galder
From Basque galdera (“question”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Javier
Borrowed from Basque Xabier, ultimately from Basque etxeberria (“the new house”). a male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque], equivalent to English Xavier
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Xavier
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abundio
Borrowed from Latin Abundius. Borrowed from Spanish Abundio.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Adelina
Borrowed from Spanish Adelina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Xavier
Aaron
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length