Javiera () is the

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Xaviera. Both names derive from the

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saint Francis de Xavier, where ''Xavier'' refers to the saint's birthplace."Javiera"
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People

Javiera Caballero Javiera Caballero (born 1978) is a Chilean-born American politician and former educator. She is the first Latina member of the Durham City Council, having been appointed to the council in 2018. In 2021, she had an unsuccessful campaign to run for ...

(b. 1978), American politician *

Javiera Carrera Francisca Xaviera Eudoxia Rudecinda Carmen de los Dolores de la Carrera y Verdugo (March 1, 1781 – August 20, 1862), better known as Javiera Carrera, was a Chilean independence activist. Together with her brothers José Miguel, Juan José and ...

(1781–1862), Chilean aristocrat *

Javiera Parra Javiera Cereceda Orrego (born 19 May 1968), better known as Javiera Parra, is a Chilean musician and singer born in Santiago. She is the lead singer of rock band '' Javiera y Los Imposibles''. A third generation member of Chile's Parra family, kno ...

(b. 1968), Chilean musician and singer *

Javiera Contador Javiera Contador (born June 17, 1974 in Santiago) is a Chilean actress, comedian and television hostess. She played ''Quena Gómez de Larraín'' on the television show Casado con Hijos. She studied theatre at Pontificia Universidad Católica de ...

(b. 1974), Chilean actress, comedian and television host *

Javiera Muñoz Javiera Margarita Odija Ubal Muñoz (28 May 1977 – 16 January 2018) was a Swedish singer with Chilean-Spanish roots who participated in Melodifestivalen twice, in 2000 with ''Varje timma, var minut'', and in 2002 with ''No hay nada más''. S ...

(1977–2018), Swedish singer with Chilean-Spanish roots *

Javiera Salcedo Javiera Salcedo (born November 29, 1977) is an Argentine former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events. She blasted an Argentine record of 1:11.79 to pull off a fifth-place effort in the Swimming at the 2007 Pan American Games – Women' ...

(b. 1977), Argentine Olympic swimmer *

Javiera Díaz de Valdés Javiera Díaz de Valdés Alemparte (born 30 June 1981 in Santiago), is a Chilean television actress best known for her role in the telenovela "Gatas y Tuercas". Javiera is a descendant of Javiera Carrera, a Chilean patriot of Basque descent, mar ...

(b. 1981), Chilean television actress *

Javiera Mena Javiera Alejandra Mena Carrasco (born June 3, 1983) is a Chilean indie electropop musician living in Lavapiés, Madrid. She started her musical career in the Chilean indie music scene in 2001, and achieved wider success after the release of h ...

(b. 1983), Chilean musician

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