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Xavier (, , , , ; es,

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; eu, Xabier ) is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Spanish Navarrese

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Francis Xavier.

Etymology

Xavier comes from the name of the

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missionary saint Francis Xavier, where ''Xavier'' stands for his birthplace of

(''Xabier'' in Basque; ''Xavier'' in

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) 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

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is itself the

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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 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. Bibliography * Exposition de poèmes et designs, París, 1927 * Various poe ...

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

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

(1901–1984), Australian writer * Xavier Martinez (1869–1943), American artist of Mexican descent * Xavier Naidoo (born 1971), German singer-songwriter * Xavier Rudd (born 1978), Australian singer-songwriter *

Xavier Samuel Xavier Samuel (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian film and theatre actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films '' Adore'', ''September'', ''Further We Search'', ''Newcastle'', '' The Loved Ones'', ''Frankenstein'', ''A Fe ...

(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 Jan ...

(born 1958), American Democrat * Xavier Bertrand (born 1965), French politician * Xavier Bettel (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 François Xavier Brasseur (19 October 1865 – 4 July 1912) was a Luxembourgian politician and jurist. Brasseur was educated at the Athénée de Luxembourg, graduating in 1884. Afterwards, he studied law, graduating on 17 June 1890, and began pra ...

(1865–1912), Luxembourgian politician * Xavier Breton (born 1962), French politician * Xavier Connor (1917–2005), Australian judge * Xavier Coppolani (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 Xavier Oyekola Adibi (born October 18, 1984) is an American football coach and former player. He is a defensive analyst at Virginia Tech, and was previously the defensive coordinator at Texas A&M University–Commerce. He played college football ...

(born 1984), American NFL player * Xavier Aguado (born 1968), Spanish association football player * Xabi Alonso (born 1981), Spanish association football player *

Xavier Báez Xavier Iván Báez Gamiño (born 22 July 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Career Báez debuted with Chivas on 17 April 2007 against Atlante in a 3–0 win for the ''Rojiblancos''. He played four ...

(born 1987), Mexican association football player * Xavier Barrau (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 2004 ...

(born 1982), American AFL and college football player *

Xavier Bertoni Xavier Bertoni (born 4 May 1988 in La Clusaz) is a French Freestyle skier Freestyle skiing is a skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, slopestyle and big air as part of the Winter Olympics. It can consist of a sk ...

(born 1988), French freestyle skier *

Xavier Capdevila Romero Xavier "Xavi" Capdevila Romero (born 17 July 1976) from Escaldes-Engordany is an Andorran ski mountaineer. Capdevila was born in Canillo. He started ski mountaineering in 1998 and competed first in the ''(La) Serrera'' race in the same year. He ...

(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 graduat ...

(born 1985), American track and field athlete *

Xavier Chen Xavier Chen (; born 5 October 1983) is a former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his youth career with Anderlecht before moving to KV Kortrijk where he first played at senior level (2003–2007). After Kortrijk, he s ...

(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 can ...

(born 1983), indigenous Australian rules football player *

Xavier Coleman Xavier Coleman (born January 13, 1995) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Portland State. College career Coleman was selected to the HM All-Big Sky Conference and was named PSU Team ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Xavier Comas Guixé Xavier "Xavi" Comas Guixé (born July 29, 1977) is an Andorran ski mountaineer. Comas started ski mountaineering in 2000 and competed first in the ''Trofeu CTP Boí Taüll'' race in 2001. He has been member of the national team since 2001 and l ...

(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 (born 1995), American football player *

Xavier Daufresne Xavier Daufresne (born 24 December 1968) is a former tennis player from Belgium. Daufresne turned professional in 1988. He did not win any Grand Prix tennis or ATP Tour titles (in either singles or doubles) during his career. The right-hander r ...

(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 bowler ...

(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 batt ...

(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 Albert Xavier Eluère (8 September 1897 – 5 February 1967) was a French heavyweight professional boxer. He competed in the 1920s and was born in Issé. Eluère won a bronze medal in the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing against Danish boxer ...

(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 (born 1979), Spanish road bicycle racer *

Xavier Fulton Xavier Allen Fulton (born April 18, 1986) is a Canadian football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Illinois. Fulton has also been a member of t ...

(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 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 receiv ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Xavier Jones Xavier Jones (born August 24, 1997) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at SMU and signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2020. College career Jones played college football at Southern ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Xavier Kelly Xavier Kelly (born October 2, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Arkansas. Professional career Baltimore Ravens Kelly went undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft. On May 1, 2021, he sign ...

(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 l ...

(born 1980), Dutch racing driver * Xavier McDaniel (born 1963), American basketball player *

Xavier McKinney Xavier Alshon McKinney (born August 9, 1999) is an American football safety for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama. Early years McKinney attended Roswell High School in Roswell, G ...

(born 1999), American football player * Xavier Malisse (born 1980), Belgian tennis player * Xavier Margairaz (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 (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 Xavier Proctor (born November 1, 1990) is a former American football offensive tackle. He played college football at North Carolina Central University and attended Mount Hebron High School in Ellicott City, Maryland. He has also been a member of ...

(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 ov ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Xavier Rush Xavier Joseph Rush (born 13 July 1977, in Auckland) is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a former All Black and played professional rugby in Wales for Cardiff Blues where he is the former captain. Career Rush played domestic rug ...

(born 1977), New Zealand rugby player *

Xavier Silas Xavier James Silas (born January 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player and current head coach for the Mets de Guaynabo (basketball), Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN), the highest professional bask ...

(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 Xavier Thomas (born December 20, 1999) is an American football defensive end for the Clemson Tigers. High school career After playing for three years in Florence, SC at Wilson High School, Thomas played his senior season at IMG Academy in Fl ...

(born 1999), American football player * Xavier Tillman Sr. (born 1999), American basketball player * Xavier Woods (American football) (born 1995), American football player *

Xavier Worthy Xavier Glenn Worthy (born April 27, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas Longhorns. High school career Worthy attended Central East High School in Fresno, California. He was selected to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl, ...

(born 2003), American football player

Other

Xavier, Duke of Aquitaine Xavier Marie Joseph, Duke of Aqutaine (8 September 1753 – 22 February 1754) was a French prince of the House of Bourbon. He was the third surviving child and second eldest son of Louis, Dauphin of France and Maria Josepha of Saxony, and ...

(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 powe ...

(1932–2019), Basque nationalist politician * Xavier Bichat (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 Xavier Ehrenbert Fridelli (11 March 1673 – 4 June 1743) was an Austrian Jesuit missionary and cartographer in China. Life Born at Linz, Austria, Fridelli entered the Society of Jesus in 1688 and in 1705 arrived in China. Fridelli was an impo ...

(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 (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 Roberts ...

(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 Francis Xavier Seelos, CSsR (January 11, 1819 – October 4, 1867) was a German Redemptorist who worked as a missionary in the United States frontier. Towards the end of his life, he went to New Orleans to minister to victims of yellow fever ...

(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 other ...

(1898–1983), Spanish philosopher

Fictional characters

*Brigadier General Frank Xavier Hummel, antagonist of the film '' The Rock''. *

Xavier Austin Xavier Austin is a character (arts), fictional character from the Australian Seven Network, Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by David Jones-Roberts. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 20 November 2008. ...

, a character in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *Xavier Bird, a character in Joseph Boyden's novel '' Three Day Road'' *

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 Wynonna Earp is a horror Western comic book miniseries created and owned by Beau Smith. The series was initially published by Image Comics, and from 2003 by IDW Publishing. Plot summary Wynonna is a present-day descendant of the famous ...

'' *Xavier, the main character of the animated series '' Xavier: Renegade Angel'' *Xavier March, protagonist of Robert Harris' novel '' Fatherland'' *Xavier Quinn, protagonist of the film '' The Mighty Quinn'' *Xavier Harkonnen, a character in the fictional ''

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'' 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 broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...

in 1986 *Xavier Benedict, a character in

Julia Golding Julia Golding (born 1969), pen names Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards, is a British novelist best known for her ''Cat Royal'' series and '' The Companions Quartet''. Biography Born in London, 1969, she grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She orig ...

's ''Finding Sky'' book trilogy * Xavier Chavez, 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 Riddle and the Secret Museum'' is an animated children's television series that premiered on November 11, 2019, on PBS Kids. The series is based on the children's book series written by Brad Meltzer, named ''Ordinary People Change the ...

'' *Xavier Thorpe, a character in the Netflix series '' Wednesday''

References

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