Xavier

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from Spanish.
  • found chiefly among people of Spanish and Portuguese descent.

Origin

  • Toponymic surname of a 16th-century saint born in the Kingdom of Navarre (now partially placed in Spain), Francis de Xavier, from a place name in the Kingdom of Navarre, originally from Basque Etxeberria. Doublet of Echeverría.

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