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Origin: |
Basque |
Meaning: |
New house |
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Pronunciation: |
(ZAYV yer); (GZAHV yeh) [Guide] |
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Miscellaneous Info for Xavier |
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Places Names, Saints Names, Argentine Names, Bolivian Names, Chilean Names, Costa Rican Names, Ecuadorian Names, Peruvian Names, Salvadoran Names, Christian Names, Cuban Names, Basque Names, English Names, French Names, Spanish Names |
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English, French and Spanish speaking countries |
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Xavier comes from the Basque place name "Etcheberria," which means "the new house." Though traditionally a Roman Catholic name, Xavier has grown to be one of the top 100 boys names in the U.S.
St Francis Xavier was the founder of the Jesuit order. Other famous bearers include artist Xavier Martinez, Antarctic explorer Xavier Mertz and tennis player Xavier Malisse. In comics, the leader of the X-Men is Charles Xavier. |
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Popularity Rank of Xavier | US top 1000 names since 1880 |
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Xavier - Rankings by Year |
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The name meaning of Xavier and the name origin of Xavier have been reviewed by our name experts.
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