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The Name Xavier - Origin and Meaning of Xavier
  



The Name Xavier - Origin and Meaning of Xavier


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Xavier

Basque

Usage of the Name Xavier

English, French, Portuguese, Catalan

Meaning of the Name Xavier

The name Xavier is derived from the Basque place name Etxabier meaning "new house".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name 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.
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