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Xavier - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Xavier

[ 2 syll. xa-vier, xav-i-er ] The girl name Xavier is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced ZEYVYer KEY. Xavier's origin is Basque, and its use, English. Xavier is a form of the English and Spanish Xaviera.

Xavier is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Xavier has primarily been a boy name in the last century.

Baby names that sound like Xavier include the French Xavière, the Greek Zephyra, the Hebrew Ziporah, the English and German Zippora, the English, German, and Hebrew Zipporah, the Hebrew Ziproh, and the Hebrew Zipporiah.

KEY: Pronunciation for Xavier: Z as in "zee (Z.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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