Meanings
- A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque], (particularly historical) the Catholic saint and missionary Francis Xavier (1506–1552).
A plaque commemorating the memory of British Rail guard Asquith Xavier, who broke the colour bar at Euston station in 1966, was unveiled at Chatham station on September 24.
2020 October 7, “Network News: Plaque at Chatham honours colour bar pioneer”, in Rail, page 26 - A male given name from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
"Full name please." "Maurice Xavier Wu." "Where did you get the Xavier?" "My father was a missionary," he said.
1976, Don DeLillo, Ratner's Star, Knopf, →ISBN, page 3371 more example
'I keep telling you to call me Xavier,' he interjected silkily, aware that her reluctance to do so intrigued him. 'Xavier,' Laura agreed, and then hesitated. How could his name be so...so...enticing? Because it was foreign to her lips―lingering there like the juice of a fruit she had never tasted before? Or because it was impossible to say without first softening your voice?
2007, Sharon Kendrick, The Sheikh's English Bride, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 60
Origin
- BasqueXabier
- SpanishXavier
- Medieval LatinXavierus
- EnglishXavier
From Medieval Latin Xavierus and Spanish Xavier, variant of Javier, ultimately from Basque Xabier. Originally chiefly in honor of the Navarrese saint Francis Xavier. Doublet of Echeverría.
More words from Medieval Latin, Spanish, Basque
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque Xabier
- Xabiermale given name
Catalan Xavier
- Xaviermale given name
Chinese Cantonese 薩維 /萨维
- 薩維 /萨维 (saat³ wai⁴)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 澤維爾 /泽维尔, 格扎維埃
- 澤維爾 /泽维尔 (Zéwéiěr)male given name
- 格扎維埃 (Gézhāwéi'āi)male given name
- 哈維爾 /哈维尔 (Hāwéi'ěr)male given name
- 沙維爾 /沙维尔 (Shā'wéi'ěr)male given name
- 賽維爾 /赛维尔 (Sàiwéiěr)male given name
- 札維耶 /札维耶 (Zháwéiyē)male given name
- 沙勿略 (Shāwùlüè)male given name
Czech Xaver
- Xavermale given name
Dutch Xaverius
- Xaveriusmale given name
Esperanto Ksavero
- Ksaveromale given name
French Xavier
- Xaviermale given name
German Xaver
- Xavermale given name
Greek Ξαβέριος, Ξαβέρης
- Ξαβέριος (Xavérios)male given name
- Ξαβέρης (Xavéris)male given name
Hindi ख़ाबियेर
- ख़ाबियेर (xābiyer)male given name
Hungarian Xavér
- Xavérmale given name
Italian Saverio
- Saveriomale given name
Japanese シャビエル, ゼイヴィア
- シャビエル (Shabieru)male given name
- ゼイヴィア (Zeivia)male given name
- エグゼビア (Eguzebia)male given name
- グザヴィエ (Guzevie)male given name
- ザビエル (Zabieru)male given name
Latin Xaverius
- Xaveriusmale given name
Polish Ksawery
- Ksawerymale given name
Portuguese Xavier
- Xaviermale given name
Romanian Xaveriu
- Xaveriumale given name
Russian Ксаве́рий
- Ксаве́рий (Ksavérij)male given name
Slovak Xaver
- Xavermale given name
Spanish Javier
- Javiermale given name
Swedish Xavier
- Xaviermale given name
Tamil சேவியர்
- சேவியர் (cēviyar)male given name
Vietnamese Xaviê
- Xaviêmale given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Xavier
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Xavier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xavier
“Xavier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xavier. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xavier,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xavier.
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