Xavier or Xabier may refer to:
Place
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Xavier, Spain
Xavier (Xabier in Basque language, Basque and Navarro-Aragonese; and Javier in Spanish language, Castilian) is a town and Municipalities of Spain, municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain, with a po ...
People
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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 196 ...
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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 Xavi ...
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Francis Xavier
Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December 1 ...
(1506–1552), Catholic saint
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St. Francis Xavier (disambiguation)
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St. Xavier (disambiguation) St. Xavier or St. Xavier's may refer to:
* St. Francis Xavier (1506–1552), a Spanish Roman Catholic saint
* St. Xavier, Montana, a census-designated place in the United States
* St. Xavier's Church, Kottar, a church in Tamil Nadu, India
* St. ...
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Xavier (footballer, born January 1980) (Anderson Conceição Xavier), Brazilian midfielder
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Xavier (footballer, born March 1980) (José Xavier Costa), Brazilian left-back
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Xavier (footballer, born 2000)
João Vitor Xavier de Almeida (born 2 March 2000), commonly known as Xavier, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Corinthians.
Club career
Born in Mococa, São Paulo, Xavier joined Ponte Preta's youth setup in 2017, ...
(João Vitor Xavier de Almeida), Brazilian midfielder
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Xavier (wrestler)
John Jairo Bedoya Jr. (December 28, 1977 – August 16, 2020) was an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name Xavier. He was best known for his appearances with Ring of Honor (ROH) between 2002 and 2004, where he was the second ...
, American professional wrestler
Arts and entertainment
* ''
Xavier: Renegade Angel'', an animated TV series
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Xavier Institute
The X-Mansion or Xavier Institute is the common name for a mansion and research institute appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The mansion is depicted as the Estate (land), private estate of Professor X, Charles Francis ...
, a fictional school in Marvel comics
* Charles Xavier,
Professor X
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-writ ...
, a fictional Marvel Comics character
* "Xavier", a song by Casseurs Flowters from the 2015 soundtrack album ''
Comment c'est loin
''Comment c'est loin'' is a 2015 French quasi-autobiographical musical comedy-drama film written by French rapper Orelsan and directed by Orelsan and Christophe Offenstein. The film stars Orelsan and fellow French rapper Gringe, both of whom for ...
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* "Xavier", a song by Dead Can Dance from the 1987 album ''
Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
''Within the Realm of a Dying Sun'' is the third studio album by Australian band Dead Can Dance. It was released on 27 July 1987 by 4AD.
Background
By this time, Dead Can Dance were predominantly a duo of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry, alo ...
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Other uses
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Xavier University
Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati and Evanston (Cincinnati), Ohio. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,860 studen ...
, in Cincinnati, U.S.
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Tropical Storm Xavier The name Xavier has been used for three tropical cyclones and one extratropical cyclone worldwide.
In the Eastern Pacific:
*Tropical Storm Xavier (1992), a weak tropical storm that did not approach land.
*Tropical Storm Xavier (2018), tropical sto ...
, the name of several storms
* Drive PX Xavier, an
Nvidia Drive
Nvidia Drive is a computer platform by Nvidia, aimed at providing autonomous car and driver assistance functionality powered by deep learning. The platform was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January 2015. An enha ...
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Tegra#Xavier, a system on a chip
See also
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Javier (disambiguation) 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 ...
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