The given name Xavier (, , , , ; es, Javier ; eu, Xabier ) is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Spanish Navarrese

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...

Saint

Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December ...

Etymology

Xavier comes from the name of the Jesuit missionary saint

, where ''Xavier'' stands for his birthplace of Javier (''Xabier'' in Basque; ''Xavier'' in Old Spanish) in the

Kingdom of Navarre The Kingdom of Navarre (; , , , ), originally the Kingdom of Pamplona (), was a Basque kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, alongside the Atlantic Ocean between present-day Spain and France. The medieval state took ...

. The

toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of '' toponyms'' ( proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name o ...

is itself the

romanization Romanization or romanisation, in linguistics, is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, an ...

of the Basque place-name (and surname) '' etxe berri'', meaning 'castle', 'new house' or 'new home'.

People

Arts

Xavier Abraham Xavier Abraham is a Catalan poet, cultural activist and bookseller born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain in 1945. He is the author of three collections: ''Iceberg'' (1986), ''Les mosques'', ''la por'' (The Flies, the Fear 1991) and ''Sagitari'' (Sagitt ...

(born 1945), Spanish poet *

Xavier Abril Xavier Abril de Vivero, (4 November 1905 in Lima - 1 January 1990 in Montevideo) was a Peruvian poet and essayist who devoted time studying the poetry of César Vallejo César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza (March 16, 1892 – April 15, 1938) was ...

(1905–1990), Peruvian poet * Xavier Armange (born 1947), French writer and illustrator *

Xavier Arsène-Henry Xavier Arsène-Henry (1919-2009) was a French modernist architect and urban planner. He designed many tall residential buildings on the outskirts of French cities. Early life Xavier Arsène-Henry was born on 10 May 1919 in Bordeaux, France.

(1919–2009), French modernist architect and urban planner *

Xavier Atencio Francis Xavier Atencio, also known as X Atencio (September 4, 1919 – September 10, 2017) was an animator and Imagineer for The Walt Disney Company. He is perhaps best known for writing the scripts and song lyrics of the Disney theme park attr ...

(1919–2017), American animator for The Walt Disney Company *

Xavier Barbier de Montault Xavier Barbier de Montault (6 February 1830 – 29 March 1901) was a French writer on Catholic Church history, liturgy and antiquities. Life He was born at Loudun, of a noble family. When only eight years old, he was confided to the care o ...

(1830–1901), French liturgical writer * Xavier Blum Pinto (born 1957), Ecuadorian artist * Xavier Boniface Saintine (1798–1865), French dramatist and novelist * Xavier Cortada (born 1964), Cuban-American painter *

Xavier Cugat Xavier Cugat (; 1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba. A trained violinist and arranger, he was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music. In New York City ...

(1900–1990), Spanish-Cuban bandleader * Xavier Davis (born 1971), American jazz pianist * Xavier de Planhol (1926–2016), French historical scholar *

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

(born 1989), Canadian actor and filmmaker * Xavier Fagnon (born 1972), French voice actor * Xavier Forneret (1809–1884), French poet, playwright and writer * Xavier Fourcade (1926–1987), French American art dealer *

Xavier Herbert Xavier Herbert (born Alfred Jackson; 15 May 190110 November 1984) was an Australian writer best known for his Miles Franklin Award-winning novel ''Poor Fellow My Country'' (1975). He was considered one of the elder statesmen of Australian lite ...

(1901–1984), Australian writer *

Xavier Martinez Xavier or Xabier may refer to: Place * Xavier, Spain People * Xavier (surname) * Xavier (given name) * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint ** St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation) * St. Xavier (disambiguation) * Xavier (footballer, born ...

(1869–1943), American artist of Mexican descent *

Xavier Naidoo Xavier Kurt Naidoo (German: �kseːviɐ naɪˈduː born 2 October 1971) is a German soul and R&B singer, songwriter and record producer. He is a founding member of German band Söhne Mannheims, and started two record labels, Beats Around the ...

(born 1971), German singer-songwriter *

Xavier Rudd Xavier Rudd (born 29 May 1978) is an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and multi-instrumentalist. Several of Rudd's songs incorporate socially conscious themes, such as spirituality, humanity, environmentalism and the rights of Indig ...

(born 1978), Australian singer-songwriter * Xavier Samuel (born 1983), Australian actor

Law, military and politics

Xavier Becerra Xavier Becerra ( ; ; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 2021. Becerra previously served as the attorney general of California from J ...

(born 1958), American Democrat *

Xavier Bertrand Xavier Bertrand (; born 21 March 1965) is a French politician who has been serving as president of the regional council of Hauts-de-France since the 2015 regional elections. Earlier in his career, Bertrand was Minister of Health from 2005 to ...

(born 1965), French politician *

Xavier Bettel Xavier Bettel (; born 3 March 1973) is a Luxembourger lawyer and politician serving as Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 2013. He was previously a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013). Be ...

(born 1973), Luxembourgian politician *

Xavier Bout de Marnhac Lieutenant General Xavier Bout de Marnhac (born 7 July 1951 in Trier, West Germany) is a French military commander and former head of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and of EULEX The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, known as EULEX Kosovo ...

(born 1951), French military general * Xavier Brasseur (1865–1912), Luxembourgian politician * Xavier Breton (born 1962), French politician * Xavier Connor (1917–2005), Australian judge *

Xavier Coppolani Xavier Coppolani (1866-1905) was a French military and colonial leader, who was instrumental in the colonial occupation and creation of modern-day Mauritania. Early life Born to Corsican parents in French Algeria, his father was considered to ...

(1866–1905), French military leader *

Xavier Darcos Xavier Darcos (born 14 July 1947) is a French politician, scholar, civil servant and former Minister of Labour. An ''agrégé'' professor in literature and general inspector of the National Education system, he has been Mayor of Périgueux, ...

(born 1947), French politician *

Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza Xavier, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, known in France before 1974 as Prince Xavier de Bourbon-Parme, known in Spain as Francisco Javier de Borbón-Parma y de Braganza or simply as Don Javier (25 May 1889 – 7 May 1977), was the head of the ducal H ...

(1889–1977), pretender to the defunct throne of Parma, and Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain *

Xavier de Magallon Xavier de Magallon (1866–1956) was a French poet, translator and politician. Early life Xavier de Magallon d'Agens was born in Marseille, Provence, France on April 2, 1866. During World War I, he volunteered to serve in the French Army. He rec ...

(1866–1956), French poet, translator and politician *

Xavier Espot Zamora Xavier Espot Zamora (born 30 October 1979) is an Andorran judge and politician. He is a former minister of justice and the current prime minister of Andorra since 16 May 2019. Under the government of Antoni Martí, between 25 July 2012 and 28 ...

(born 1979), Andorran politician and current prime minister of Andorra

Sports

* Xavier Adibi (born 1984), American NFL player * Xavier Aguado (born 1968), Spanish association football player *

Xabi Alonso Xabier Alonso Olano (, ; born 25 November 1981) is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who is currently the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Alonso began his career at Real Sociedad, the main team of his ho ...

(born 1981), Spanish association football player * Xavier Báez (born 1987), Mexican association football player *

Xavier Barrau Xavier 'Xavi' Barrau (born 26 September 1982) is a French former professional footballer. Career He formerly played for Louhans-Cuiseaux, Viry-Châtillon and La Roche in France, Bradford City, Darlington and Walsall in England, Meyrin in ...

(born 1982), French association football player *

Xavier Beitia Xavier Beitia (born November 23, 1982) is an American football placekicker who last played for the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 2007. He played college football at Florida State and signed with the New York Jets in 20 ...

(born 1982), American AFL and college football player * Xavier Bertoni (born 1988), French freestyle skier * Xavier Capdevila Romero (born 1976), Andorran ski mountaineer *

Xavier Carter Xavier Carter (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional track and field athlete. He attended Louisiana State University and was a star on the track and field team as well a member of the football team. Before LSU, Xavier Carter gradua ...

(born 1985), American track and field athlete * Xavier Chen (born 1983), Belgian association football player *

Xavier Clarke Xavier Clarke (born 28 September 1983) is a former Australian rules football player who played for St Kilda and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Clarke has Indigenous Australian heritage and his ancestry ca ...

(born 1983), indigenous Australian rules football player * Xavier Coleman (born 1995), American football player * Xavier Comas Guixé (born 1977), Andorran ski mountaineer *

Xavier Corosine Xavier Corosine (born 12 March 1985) is a French basketball player who plays for the French Pro A league club SOMB Boulogne-sur-Mer. Having a height of , Corosine usually plays as point guard or shooting guard The shooting guard (SG), also know ...

(born 1985), French basketball player *

Xavier Crawford Xavier Crawford (born December 10, 1995) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Oregon State and Central Michigan. Professional career Houston Texans Crawford was selected by the Houston Texa ...

(born 1995), American football player * Xavier Daufresne (born 1968), Belgian tennis player *

Xavier Delisle Xavier Delisle (born May 24, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre. Biography Delisle was born in Quebec City, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1990 and 1991 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice ...

(born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player *

Xavier Dirceu Dirceu Francisco Xavier (born December 18, 1977 in Cabo Frio), nicknamed Xavier Dirceu or just Xavier, and sometimes misspelled Xavier Dirção, is a Brazilian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, k ...

(born 1977), Brazilian association football player *

Xavier Doherty Xavier John Doherty (born 22 November 1982) is a former Australian international cricketer who played Australian domestic cricket with Tasmania and internationally for Australia. He is a left-handed batsman and a slow left arm orthodox bowle ...

(born 1982), Australian cricketer * Xavier Dorfman (born 1973), French Olympic rower *

Xavier Downwind Chief Xavier Downwind a.k.a. Red Fang (December 24, 1893 – July 26, 1968) was a professional football player who played in the National Football League during the 1922 and 1923 seasons. He played college football at the Carlisle Indian School, ...

(1893–1968), American NFL player *

Xavier Edwards Xavier James Edwards (born August 9, 1999) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Miami Marlins organization. Amateur career Edwards graduated from North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Florida. As a senior, he bat ...

(born 1999), American baseball player *

Xavier Ellis Xavier John Ellis (born 28 February 1988) is a media personality and former professional Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Over 125 senior matc ...

(born 1988), Australian rules football player * Xavier Eluère (1897–1967), French Olympic boxer *

Xavier Escudé Xavier Escudé Torrente (born 17 May 1966 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the silver medal with the men's national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He also participated in the 1 ...

(born 1966), Spanish Olympic field hockey player *

Xavier Florencio Xavier Florencio Cabré (born December 26, 1979 in Tarragona, Catalonia) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013. Over his career, Florencio competed for , Relax-Fuenlabrada, , , ...

(born 1979), Spanish road bicycle racer * Xavier Fulton (born 1986), American NFL player *

Xavier Henry Xavier Henry (; born March 15, 1991) is an American former professional basketball player. He played one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks before he was drafted in the 2010 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. Henry's brother, ...

(born 1991), American NBA player *

Xavier Hernández Creus Xavier Hernández Creus (born 25 January 1980), commonly known as Xavi Hernández (;) or simply Xavi, is a Spanish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player who most recently managed La ...

or Xavi (born 1980), Spanish association football manager and former player *

Xavier Hutchinson Xavier Hutchinson (born June 1, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Iowa State Cyclones. High school career Hutchinson attended Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns, Florida. As a senior, he had 74 receptions for 1,004 recei ...

(born 2000), American football player * Xavier Jones (born 1997), American football player * Xavier Kelly (born 1997), American football player *

Xavier Maassen Xavier Maassen (born 22 June 1980 in Heerlen) is a Dutch racing driver who previously competed in the FIA GT1 World Championship for Mad-Croc Racing. Recently, he has participated in the Blancpain Endurance Series for Prospeed Competition. He liv ...

(born 1980), Dutch racing driver *

Xavier McDaniel Xavier Maurice McDaniel (born June 4, 1963), nicknamed "X-Man", is an American retired professional basketball player who, at 6 ft 7 in, played both small forward and power forward. He played in college at Wichita State University. H ...

(born 1963), American basketball player *

Xavier McKinney Xavier Alshon McKinney (born August 9, 1999) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Xavier Malisse Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a former Belgian professional tennis player. Born in the north-western Flemish city of Kortrijk and nicknamed ''X-Man'', he is one of only two Belgian men (the other being David Goffin) to have been ranked i ...

(born 1980), Belgian tennis player *

Xavier Margairaz Xavier Margairaz (born 7 January 1984) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Margairaz was born in Rances. After beginning professionally with FC Lausanne-Sport and Neuchâtel Xamax, he was part of the ...

(born 1984), Swiss association football player *

Xavier Munford Xavier Tyler Jerome Munford (born June 1, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the Eurocup. He played two seasons of college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams. ...

(born 1992), American basketball player *

Xavier Nady Xavier Clifford Nady VI (; born November 14, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. Nady played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Ari ...

(born 1978), American former baseball player *

Xavier Ouellet Xavier Ouellet (born July 29, 1993) is a French-born Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of th ...

(born 1993), French-Canadian ice hockey player * Xavier Proctor (born 1990), American football player *

Xavier Rhodes Xavier Rhodes (born June 19, 1990) is an American football cornerback for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (25th o ...

(born 1990), American football player * Xavier Rush (born 1977), New Zealand rugby player * Xavier Silas (born 1988), American basketball player *

Xavier Quentin Shay Simons Xavier Quentin Shay Simons (born 21 April 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or an attacking midfielder for Eredivisie club PSV and the Netherlands national team. Early life Born in Amsterdam, Simons is the so ...

or Xavi Simons (born 2003), Dutch association football player * Xavier Thomas (born 1999), American football player * Xavier Tillman Sr. (born 1999), American basketball player *

Xavier Woods (American football) Xavier Woods (born July 26, 1995) is an American football safety for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played college football at Loui ...

(born 1995), American football player * Xavier Worthy (born 2003), American football player

Other

* Xavier, Duke of Aquitaine (1753–1754) *

Xabier Arzalluz Xabier Arzalluz Antia (24 August 1932 – 28 February 2019) was a Basque politician, leader of the Basque Nationalist Party from 1979 until 2004. He was a nationalist and a Christian Democrat, considered during the period one of the most power ...

(1932–2019), Basque nationalist politician *

Xavier Bichat Marie François Xavier Bichat (; ; 14 November 1771 – 22 July 1802) was a French anatomist and pathologist, known as the father of modern histology. Although he worked without a microscope, Bichat distinguished 21 types of elementary tissues ...

(1771–1802), French anatomist and pathologist * Xavier Briggs (born 1968), American sociologist *

Xavier Chamorro Cardenal Xavier Chamorro Cardenal (31 December 1932 – 4 January 2008)Source: articl''Fallece Xavier Chamorro Cardenal''from EFE agency, on ''El Nuevo Diarios Website.Xavier Ehrenbert Fridelli (1673–1743), Austrian Jesuit missionary *

Xavier Fernique Xavier Fernique (3 May 1934 – 15 March 2020) was a mathematician, noted mostly for his contributions to the theory of stochastic processes. Fernique's theorem, a result on the integrability of Gaussian measures, is named after him. External ...

(1934–2020), French mathematician *

Xavier Mertz Xavier Guillaume Mertz (6 October 1882 – 8 January 1913) was a Swiss polar explorer, mountaineer, and skier who took part in the Far Eastern Party, a 1912–1913 component of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, which claimed his lif ...

(1882–1913), Swiss explorer *

Xavier Roberts Xavier Roberts (born October 31, 1955 in Cleveland, Georgia) is best known for Cabbage Patch Kid dolls, once immensely popular soft sculpted dolls based upon a design originally created by Martha Nelson Thomas. Early life When Xavier Robe ...

(born 1955), American inventor and manufacturer of Cabbage Patch Kids *

Xavier Rolet Xavier R. Rolet (born 12 November 1959) is a French businessman and the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of World Quantum Growth Acquisition Corporation, a NYSE-listed company (WQGA.U). He was CEO of CQS until January 2020, and before ...

(born 1959), French businessman and chief executive officer of the London Stock Exchange * Francis Xavier Seelos (1819–1867), German Roman Catholic missionary *

Xavier Zubiri Xavier Zubiri (4 December 1898 – 21 September 1983) was a Spanish philosopher. Zubiri was a member of the Madrid School, composed of philosophers José Ortega y Gasset (the founder of the group), José Gaos, and Julián Marías, among oth ...

(1898–1983), Spanish philosopher

Fictional characters

*Brigadier General Frank Xavier Hummel, antagonist of the film '' The Rock''. * Xavier Austin, a character in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Xavier Bird, a character in Joseph Boyden's novel ''

Three Day Road ''Three Day Road'' is the first novel from Canadian writer Joseph Boyden. Joseph’s maternal grandfather, as well as an uncle on his father’s side, served as soldiers during the First World War, and Boyden draws upon a wealth of family narrati ...

'' *

Xavier Desmond This is a list of characters from the ''Wild Cards'' book series. Astronomer The Astronomer is a character from the ''Wild Cards'' series of books. He first appeared in the short story "Pennies from Hell" by Lewis Shiner in '' Wild Cards II: Ac ...

, a character in the George R. R. Martin book series ''Wild Cards'' *Xavier Dolls, a character in the supernatural Western TV series '' Wynonna Earp'' *Xavier, the main character of the animated series '' Xavier: Renegade Angel'' *Xavier March, protagonist of Robert Harris' novel ''

Fatherland A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethni ...

'' *Xavier Quinn, protagonist of the film '' The Mighty Quinn'' *Xavier Harkonnen, a character in the fictional ''

Dune A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. It typically takes the form of a mound, ridge, or hill. An area with dunes is called a dune system or a dune complex. A large dune complex is called a dune field, while broad, fl ...

'' universe *Xavier Hutchinson, of the reality TV series ''Earth'' which premiered on the

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australi ...

in 1986 *Xavier Benedict, a character in Julia Golding's ''Finding Sky'' book trilogy *

Xavier Chavez The ''Saw'' series of horror films features a large cast of characters created primarily by directors and screenwriters James Wan, Leigh Whannell, Darren Lynn Bousman, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan. The films focus primarily on the c ...

, a character in the film ''Saw II'' *Xavier Riddle, the main character in the PBS Kids animated series '' Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum'' *Xavier Thorpe, a character in the Netflix series ''

Wednesday Wednesday is the day of the week between Tuesday and Thursday. According to international standard ISO 8601, it is the third day of the week. In countries which have Friday as their holiday, Wednesday is the fifth day of the week. In countries ...

References

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