The name Xavier is derived from the Basque place name Etxabier meaning "new house".
Famous bearers
Bearers include Saint Francis Xavier (1506 - 1552), a pioneering Roman Catholic Christian missionary and co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order);
Xavier Naidoo (born 1971), a German singer and songwriter;
Xavier Rudd (born 1978), an Australian multi-instrumentalist musician.
