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Xavier (surname)
Xavier (, , , , ; es, Javier ; eu, Xabier ) is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abel Xavier (born 1972), Portuguese footballer * Anderson Conceição Xavier (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Arlene Xavier (born 1969), Brazilian volleyball player *Babi Xavier (born 1974), Brazilian actress, singer and television host *Cleiton Ribeiro Xavier (born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Chica Xavier (1932–2020), Brazilian actress and producer *Chico Xavier (1910–2002), Brazilian medium * Dezmond Xavier (born 1994), American professional wrestler *Emanuel Xavier (born 1971), American author and activist *Filipe Nery Xavier (1801-1875), Goan-Português administrator and historian * St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552, born as ''Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta''), Spanish Roman Catholic saint and co-founder of the Jesuit Order *Frederico Burgel Xavier (born 1986), Brazilian footballer *Herve Xavier Zengue known as Xavier (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer *Ir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier (name)
Javier () is the Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier. The name derives from the Catholic Saint called Francis de Xavier, where ''Xavier'' refers to the saint's birthplace. This birthplace name, in turn, has Basque roots, etymologically originating in the word ''etxaberri'' (''etxe berri'' in standard spelling), meaning "castle" or "new house". The original place name went through a Romance phonetic change in Navarro-Aragonese, a Romance language spoken in the neighbouring Romanzado (cf. Leire) from the Early Middle Ages. Like examples can be found in Irunberri > Lumbier, Erronkari > Roncal. It was later borrowed by Castilian. Other variations of this name include Xaverius, Xever, Javiero, and Saverio. The feminine Javiera, Saveria, Zaviera, and Saverina are less common. ''Etxeberria'', ''EcheverrÃa'', ''EchevarrÃa'', ''Etxebarri'', and ''Chávarri'' are Basque surnames related to the name by etymology. Its diffusion is due to the fame of Jesuit priest and missi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Xavier
Jeffrey G. Xavier (born 7 September 1985) is a Cape Verdean basketball player who plays for UJAP Quimper 29 in LNB Pro B. He is a 2009 graduate of Providence College. Xavier transferred to Providence after two years at Manhattan College. Xavier is a member of the Cape Verde national basketball team. friars.com He is a graduate of St. Raphael Academy in Pawtucket.Biography friars.com Born in the |
Spanish Culture
The culture of ''Spain'' is based on a variety of historical influences, primarily based on the culture of ancient Rome, Spain being a prominent part of the Greco-Roman world for centuries, the very name of Spain comes from the name that the Romans gave to the country, Hispania. Other ancient peoples such as Greeks, Tartessians, Celts, Iberians, Celtiberians, Phoenicians and Carthaginians also had some influence. In the areas of language and also religion, the Ancient Romans left a lasting legacy in the Spanish culture because Rome created Hispania as a political, legal and administrative unit. The subsequent course of Spanish history added other elements to the country's culture and traditions. The Visigothic Kingdom left a united Christian Hispania that was going to be welded in the ''Reconquista''. The Visigoths kept the Roman legacy in Spain between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Early Middle Ages. Muslim influences remained during the Middle Ages in the areas conqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier (given Name)
The given name Xavier (, , , , ; es, Javier ; eu, Xabier ) is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Spanish Navarrese Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier. Etymology Xavier comes from the name of the Jesuit missionary saint Francis Xavier, where ''Xavier'' stands for his birthplace of Javier (''Xabier'' in Basque; ''Xavier'' in Old Spanish) in the Kingdom of Navarre. The toponym is itself the romanization of the Basque place-name (and surname) '' etxe berri'', meaning 'castle', 'new house' or 'new home'. People Arts * Xavier Abraham (born 1945), Spanish poet * Xavier Abril (1905–1990), Peruvian poet *Xavier Armange (born 1947), French writer and illustrator * Xavier Arsène-Henry (1919–2009), French modernist architect and urban planner * Xavier Atencio (1919–2017), American animator for The Walt Disney Company * Xavier Barbier de Montault (1830–1901), French liturgical writer *Xavier Blum Pinto (born 1957), Ecuadorian artist *Xavier Boniface Saintine (1798†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier (other)
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Javier may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * Javier, in video game '' Advance Wars: Dual Strike'' * Javier Rios, a character in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. * ''Javier'' (album), a 2003 album by the American singer Javier Colon, known as Javier People * Javier (name) Places * Javier, Spain * Javier, Leyte, Philippines See also * Hurricane Javier (other) * San Javier (other) * Xavier (other) * Xavier (given name) * Xavier (surname) Xavier (, , , , ; es, Javier ; eu, Xabier ) is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Abel Xavier (born 1972), Portuguese footballer * Anderson Conceição Xavier (born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Arlene Xavier (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Xavier
Professor X (Charles Francis Xavier) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the founder and sometimes leader of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''The X-Men'' #1 (September 1963). Xavier is a member of a subspecies of humans known as mutants, who are born with superhuman abilities. He is an exceptionally powerful telepath, who can read and control the minds of others. To both shelter and train mutants from around the world, he runs a private school in the X-Mansion in Salem Center, located in Westchester County, New York. Xavier also strives to serve a greater good by promoting peaceful coexistence and equality between humans and mutants in a world where zealous anti-mutant bigotry is widespread. Throughout much of the character's history in comics, Xavier is a paraplegic using a standard or modified wheelchair. One of the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phideaux Xavier
Phideaux Xavier (born Scott Riggs; January 14, 1963) is an American television director, and composer of modern technological music that he describes as 'psychedelic progressive gothic rock', who grew up near New York City but now lives in Los Angeles. Early life Phideaux was born Scott Riggs on January 14, 1963 in Hastings-on-Hudson, one of three children. He started composing music in high school. Career Previous bands Phideaux first played with Mark Sherkus (piano), Dean Deluke (drums), and Bucky Deluke (trumpet) in ESP. He was later part of a band called the Delukes from Southern California. Next, Xavier played with Molly Ruttan (drums), Linda Ruttan-Moldawsky (bass) and Amanda Ettlinger (flute) in a progressive rock band called Mirkwood, which later morphed into a punk/pop band called Sally Dick & Jane, after the departure of Amanda Ettlinger, and the addition of vocalist/keyboardist Valerie Gracius. They played at various legendary NYC clubs, including Max's Kansas Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelson Xavier
Nelson Agostini Xavier (30 August 1941 – 10 May 2017) was a Brazilian actor. He appeared in more than 95 films and television shows between 1959 and 2017. He starred in the 1964 film '' Os Fuzis'', which won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. In 1976 Xavier co-directed ''A Queda'' along with Ruy Guerra, a sequel to '' Os Fuzis''. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize. Xavier died on 10 May 2017 in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, of a lung disease. He was 75. Selected filmography * ''Fronteiras do Inferno'' (1959) * ''Cidade Ameaçada'' (1960) * '' Os Fuzis'' (1964) - Mário * ''Seara Vermelha'' (1964) * ''A Falecida'' (1965) - Timbira * ''Três Histórias de Amor'' (1966) - (segment "A Construção - Amor na Cidade") * ''Arrastão'' (1967) * ''El ABC do Amor'' (1967) - (segment "Pacto, O") * ''Massacre no Supermercado'' (1968) - Detective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Lin Xavier
Margaret Lin Xavier or Khun Ying Srivisanvaja (29 May 1898 – 6 December 1932), known colloquially as Dr. Lin, was a Thai physician. She was the first Thai woman to receive a degree in medicine. Early life and education Margaret Lin Xavier was born on 29 May 1898 in Bangkok, Thailand (then Siam), to Celestino Maria Xavier, known as Phraya Sri Phipat Kosa, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and Kim Kee. She was sent to study at the Holy Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent in Singapore. Upon her father's foreign posting as the Thai ambassador to Italy, Xavier entered Clark's Commercial College in London. She then passed matriculation and entered the London School of Medicine for Women and the Royal Free Hospital. She obtained an Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, MBBS, Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, MRCS, and Royal College of Physicians#Licentiate, LRCP. Career Following her father's death, Xavier returned to Thailand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Ferreira Xavier
Marcos Ferreira Xavier ( az, Markos Ferrera Xave; born 18 February 1982) is a Brazilian-Azerbaijani football midfielder whose last known club was São Gonçalo in the Campeonato Carioca Third Division. Career Marcos transferred to FK Karvan from Corinthians Alagoano in summer 2005. In the 2007 winter transfer window Marcos moved to Neftchi Baku on loan till the end of the season. International career After taking Azerbaijani citizenship in 2007, Marcos made his debut for Azerbaijan on 7 March 2007 in a 1–0 victory over Uzbekistan in the Alma TV Cup. His second, and last appearance for Azerbaijan, came four days later against Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ..., also in the Alma TV Cup. Career statistics References External links *Player pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llewellyn Xavier
Llewellyn Xavier OBE (born 12 October 1945) is a Saint Lucian artist. Biography Xavier left Saint Lucia for Barbados in 1962, working as an agricultural apprentice for a time. A friend gave him a box of watercolors, and he was soon drawn to art. His first exhibition was a great success, and soon his reputation was established. In 1968, Xavier moved to England, where he became a pioneer in the field of mail art. He enrolled in the school of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, in 1979, and for a time was a Cistercian monk in Montreal. After a time, he left the monastery, marrying and returning to Saint Lucia in 1987. Probably Xavier's most important work to date is a large cycle of collages created around 1993. Titled ''Global Council for Restoration of the Earth's Environment'', it was first shown at the Patrick Cramer Gallery in Geneva in May of that year. The collages incorporate all manner of recycled materials, including naturalist prints from the eighteenth and ninet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Xavier
Professor Leonardo "The Wizard" Xavier was born on January 3, 1976, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the age of 5, Leo ventured into his first martial art, taking judo in school. At the age of 13 Leo began to take Tae Kwon Do classes. Finally, at the age of 15 a friend introduced him to Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Leo immediately became good friends with his coaches, Royler Gracie and Saulo Ribeiro. Under their watchful eye, Leo began to successfully compete in local and regional tournaments in Brazil and, while he was still a blue belt, Leo began to help with classes. Leo trained during this time at the legendary birthplace of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Gracie Humaitá Academy in Rio. In 1999, Leo realized his dream of being promoted to black belt from the hands of his coaches Royler Gracie and Saulo Ribeiro. He is one of an elite group who have had the privilege and honor of teaching Jiu-Jitsu at the Gracie Humaitá Academy. In May, 2008, Professor Xavier was promoted by Royler Gracie to the ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
