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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 (, , , , ; ; ) 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 volle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dual Strike
''Advance Wars: Dual Strike'', known as in Japan, is a turn-based strategy video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. It is the third installment in the ''Advance Wars'' series (the first on the DS) and was released in 2005 for Japan on June 23, in North America on August 22, in Europe on September 30 and in Australia on March 22, 2006. The game is preceded by '' Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising'' and ''Advance Wars'' and succeeded by '' Advance Wars: Days of Ruin''. ''Advance Wars'' is the international title of the ''Wars'' video game series, which dates back to the Family Computer game ''Famicom Wars'' in 1988. The storyline is a continuation of the previous two games and is set in the new location of Omega Land. Black Hole has returned under the leadership of a new commander who seeks to give himself eternal life by draining the energy of Omega Land. The Allied Nations struggle to overcome this threat and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monsters, Inc
''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American animated comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn, Mary Gibbs (actress), Mary Gibbs, and Jennifer Tilly, the film was directed by Pete Docter, co-directed by Lee Unkrich and David Silverman (animator), David Silverman, and produced by Darla K. Anderson, from a screenplay by Andrew Stanton and Dan Gerson, Daniel Gerson. The film centers on two monsters, the hairy James P. "Sulley" Sullivan (Goodman) and his one-eyed partner and best friend Mike Wazowski (Crystal), who are employed at the titular energy-producing factory Monsters, Inc., which generates power by scaring human children. However, the monster world believes that the children are toxic, and when a little human girl, Boo (Gibbs), sneaks into the factory, she must be returned home before it is too late. Docter began d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier (album)
''Javier'' is the debut album by American singer Javier Colon. It was released on August 5, 2003 by Capitol Records. The album reached number 91 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Critical reception AllMusic editor Jonathan Widran rated the album three out of five stars. He found that "all of the intensely commercial beats, choruses, and productions will earn Javier much deserved attention, and he will also no doubt attract some legitimate standing as a potential jazz artist with the closer, "October Sky," a silky late-night jazz ballad featuring jazz icons Roy Hargrove and Mulgrew Miller." Track listing Personnel *Javier Colon – vocals, piano, guitars, percussion *Tony Dixon – keyboards *Omar Edwards – organ *Eric D. Jackson, Michael Landau, Dean Parks, Michael Thompson – guitars *Carl Sturken – guitars, keyboards *Larry Campbell – pedal steel *Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass guitarist and vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier (name)
Javier () is the Spanish language, Spanish spelling of the masculine name Xavier (given name), Xavier. The name derives from the Catholic saint called Francis Xavier, Francis de Xavier, where ''Xavier'' refers to the saint's birthplace. This birthplace name, in turn, has Basque language, 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 language, Romance phonetic change in Navarro-Aragonese, a Romance language spoken in the neighbouring Romanzado (cf. Leire (given name), Leire) from the Early Middle Ages. Like examples can be found in Irunberri > Lumbier, Erronkari > Roncal. It was later borrowed by Spanish language, Castilian. Other variations of this name include Xaverius, Xever, Javiero, and Saverio. The feminine names Javiera, Saveria, Zaviera, and Saverina are less common. ''Etxeberria'', ''Echeverría'', ''Echevarría'', ''Etxebarri'', and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier, Spain
Xavier (Xabier in Basque and Navarro-Aragonese; and Javier in Castilian) is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain, with a population of 112. The name is the Romanized In linguistics, romanization is the conversion of text from a different writing system to the Roman (Latin) script, or a system for doing so. Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written text, and transcription, ... form of the original '' Etxeberri'' (Basque for "new house"). It is renowned for being home to the Castle of Xavier, partially demolished in 1516 and later restored, and an attached Basilica. It is the ultimate origin of the given name Xabier / Xavier. Famous residents * Saint Francis Xavier References External links XAVIER in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) Municipalities in Navarre Cultural tourism in Spain {{navarre-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Javier, Leyte
Javier (IPA: Help:IPA/Tagalog, [hɐ'vjɛɾ]), officially the Municipality of Javier (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Leyte (province), Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,658 people. History The municipality of Javier, Leyte was formerly ''barrio'' of the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte. ''Bugho'' was the former name of the town and is a contraction of the dialect term "Binogho" (from the root word ''buho''), meaning a small clearing within a forest area. Settlers at about the turn of the century cultivated this small patch of land. Among the earliest known settlers was Macario Cultura, a native of Burauen, Leyte who was believed to have led his friends and relatives to cultivate the fertile soil of the area. Later on, as the settlement of the people thrived, it then became a sitio of barrio Pinocawan, and was established as a barrio since the History of the Philippines, Spanish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurricane Javier (other)
The name Javier has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. * Hurricane Javier (1980) – stayed in the open ocean. * Hurricane Javier (1986) – produced high waves in southern California. * Hurricane Javier (1992) – dissipated south of Hawaii. * Tropical Storm Javier (1998) – made landfall in southwestern Mexico, dissipated shortly after moving ashore. * Hurricane Javier (2004) – made landfall in Baja California; later produced rainfall across the southwest United States. * Tropical Storm Javier (2016) – struck Baja California, degenerated into a remnant low shortly after passing offshore. * Tropical Storm Javier (2022) – formed near Baja California but did not make landfall, dissipated shortly after. See also *Tropical Storm Xavier The name Xavier has been used for three tropical cyclones and one extratropical cyclone Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are low-pressure areas whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Javier (other)
San Javier may refer to: *Francis Xavier Francis Xavier, Jesuits, SJ (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; ; ; ; ; ; 7 April 15063 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a Kingdom of Navarre, Navarrese cleric and missionary. He co-founded the Society of Jesus ... (1506–1552), a Roman Catholic saint * San Javier Library, a library park in Medellín, Colombia Places Argentina * San Javier, Misiones, a town in the Misiones province * San Javier, Río Negro Province, a village and municipality in Río Negro province * San Javier, Santa Fe, a city in Santa Fe province ** San Javier River (Santa Fe), a side channel of the Paraná River in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina * San Javier River (Tucumán) Bolivia * San Javier, Beni, a small town * San Javier, Ñuflo de Chávez, Santa Cruz Department * San Javier Municipality, Beni, a municipality in Beni Department Chile * San Javier, Chile El Salvador * San Francisco Javier, a municipality in Usulutá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier (other)
Xavier or Xabier may refer to: Place * Xavier, Spain People * Xavier (surname) * Xavier (given name) * Francis Xavier (1506–1552), Catholic saint ** St. Francis Xavier (other) * St. Xavier (other) * Xavier (footballer, born January 1980) (Anderson Conceição Xavier), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (footballer, born March 1980) (José Xavier Costa), Brazilian left-back * Xavier (footballer, born 2000) (João Vitor Xavier de Almeida), Brazilian midfielder * Xavier (wrestler), American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * '' Xavier: Renegade Angel'', an animated TV series * Xavier Institute, a fictional school in Marvel comics * Charles Xavier, Professor X, a fictional Marvel Comics character * "Xavier", a song by Casseurs Flowters from the 2015 soundtrack album '' Comment c'est loin'' * "Xavier", a song by Dead Can Dance from the 1987 album '' Within the Realm of a Dying Sun'' Other uses * Xavier University, in Cincinnati, U.S. * Xavier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xavier (given Name)
The given name Xavier (, , , , ; ; ) is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century 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'. Usage in the United States An increase in usage of the name in the United States has been attributed to the Marvel Comics character Charles Xavier, and the feature film version of that character played by Patrick Stewart. 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), Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
