Xavier
Xavier is a male name. It goes back to the Basque place name Etxaberri meaning “the new house”, which gave the castle Xavier its name . This was the birthplace of the Jesuit missionary and saint, known in German as Franz Xaver . A younger variant of the name is Xaver . The name is pronounced like Chavier or Hravier.
Name bearer
First name
- Xavier Amaechi (* 2001), English football player
- Xavier Báez (* 1987), Mexican soccer player
- Xavier Beauvois (* 1967), French director and actor
- Xavier Bertrand (* 1965), French politician (UMP)
- Xavier Bettel (* 1973), Luxembourg politician and Prime Minister
- Xavier Bichat (1771–1802), French anatomist, physiologist and surgeon
- Xavier Capdevila Romero (* 1976), Andorran ski mountaineer
- Xavier Cugat (1900–1990), Spanish-Cuban orchestra conductor
- Xavier de Maistre (writer) (1763–1852), French writer and general
- Xavier de Maistre (harpist) (* 1973), French harpist
- Xavier Dolan (* 1989), French-Canadian director, actor, film producer and screenwriter
- Xavier Dorfman (* 1973), French lightweight rower
- Xavier Florencio (* 1979), Spanish cyclist
- Xavier Giannoli (* 1972), French director and screenwriter
- Xavier Herbert (1901–1984), Australian writer
- Xavier Koller (* 1944), Swiss film producer and director
- Xavier Lapeyre (* 1942), former French racing driver
- Xavier Leroux (1863-1919), French composer
- Xavier Malisse (* 1980), Belgian tennis player
- Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002), Spanish composer
- Xavier Moyssén Echeverría (1924–2001), Mexican art historian
- Xavier Naidoo (* 1971), German soul and R'n'B singer
- Xavier Perrot (1932–2008), Swiss racing driver
- Xavier Pompidou (* 1972), French racing driver
- Xavier Pons (* 1980), Spanish rally driver
- Xavier Quevedo (* 1991), Venezuelan racing cyclist
- Xavier Rudd (* 1978), Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Xavier Ruiz (* 1970), Swiss film producer and director
- Xavier-Boniface Saintine (1798–1865), French comedian, vaudeville and novelist
- Xavier Sala i Martín (* 1962), Spanish economist, university lecturer and sports official
- Xavier Trias (* 1946), Spanish politician, Mayor of Barcelona
- Xavier Valls (1923-2006), Spanish painter
family name
- Abel Xavier (* 1972), Portuguese football player
- António de Castro Xavier Monteiro (1919–2000), Portuguese clergyman and bishop of Lamego (1972–1995)
- Arlene de Queiroz Xavier (* 1969), Brazilian volleyball player
- Chica Xavier (born 1932), Brazilian actress
- Chico Xavier (1910-2002), Brazilian medium
- Emanuel Xavier (* 1971), American poet
- Franz Xaver (1506–1552), pioneer of Christian mission in Asia and co-founder of the Society of Jesus
- Gabriel Xavier (* 1993), Brazilian soccer player
- Héctor Xavier (1921–1995), Mexican artist
- Jacob Xavier (1936–2012), East Timorese politician
- Jaimerson Xavier (* 1990), Brazilian soccer player
- Jaison Xavier (* 1971), Indian badminton player
- Marcelo Rodrigo Xavier (* 1988), Brazilian soccer player
- Marcos Xavier , East Timorese politician
- Marcos Ferreira Xavier (* 1982), Brazilian soccer player
- Marlon Rodrigues Xavier (born 1997), Brazilian soccer player