Saverio is a

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of Italian origin. It is a

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of Xavier and

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, both of which originate from ''Xabier'', the Basque name for the Spanish town

. ''Xabier'' is itself the

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of ''etxe berri'' meaning "new house" or "new home". Retrieved 28 October 2015

People

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Sav Rocca Saverio Giovanni Rocca (born 20 November 1973) is a retired Australian professional sportsman. He played Australian rules football for Collingwood and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League, and then switched to playing American f ...

(Saverio Giovanni Rocca) (born 1973), Australian professional American football player in the USA *

Saverio Bettinelli Saverio Bettinelli (18 July 1718 – 13 September 1808) was an Italian Jesuit writer. became known as a polymath, dramatist, polemicist, poet, and literary critic. Life He was born at Mantua; there and later in Bologna, he studied under ...

(1718–1808), Italian writer * Saverio Costanzo (born 1975), Italian film director *

Saverio Fava Baron Francesco Saverio Fava (1832–1913) was known for his founding of the Italian Ministry in Washington, D.C. He served as the first Italian Ambassador of the then recently unified Italy to the United States from 1881 to 1893. Biography As ...

(1832–1913), first Italian ambassador to the USA *

Saverio Gandini Saverio Gandini (1729 – 9 March 1796) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque and Neoclassic periods, mainly active in Brescia. Born in Cremona, he became a pupil of Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena (18 August 1657 – ...

(1729–1796), Italian painter of the late-Baroque and Neoclassic periods *

Saverio Mammoliti Saverio Mammoliti (; born December 13, 1942), also known as ''Saro'', is an Italian mobster and member of the 'Ndrangheta. He was the capobastone (head of command) of the Mammoliti 'ndrina based in Oppido Mamertina and Castellace in Calabria. In ...

(born 1942), Italian 'Ndrangheta boss from Oppido Mamertina and Castellace in Calabria *

Saverio Mercadante Giuseppe Saverio Raffaele Mercadante (baptised 17 September 179517 December 1870) was an Italian composer, particularly of operas. While Mercadante may not have retained the international celebrity of Gaetano Donizetti or Gioachino Rossini beyond ...

(1795–1870), Italian composer ; Middle name *

Francesco Saverio Romano Francesco Saverio Romano (born 24 December 1964) is an Italian politician and lawyer. He served as the minister of agricultures in 2011 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 2001 and 2018. Early life and education Romano was born in ...

(born 1964), Italian politician and lawyer

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{{Given name Italian masculine given names ja:サヴェリオ