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Xavier is a boy name meaning "the new house".
Pronunciation: American English /ˈzeɪ.vjəɹ/; American English /ɪɡ.ˈzeɪ.vjəɹ/; British English /ˈzeɪ.vjə/; British English /ɪɡ.ˈzeɪ.vjə/; French /ɡza.vje/; European Portuguese /ʃɐ.vi.ˈɛɾ/; Brazilian Portuguese /ʃa.vi.ˈɛh/; Catalan /ʃə.bi.ˈe/; Spanish /xa.ˈβjeɾ/; Spanish /sa.ˈβjer/.
Meaning and history
This name is derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria meaning "the new house", from etxe "house" and berri "new". This was the surname of the Jesuit priest Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) who was born in a village by this name. He was a missionary to India, Japan, China, and other areas in East Asia, and he is the patron saint of the Orient and missionaries. His surname has since been adopted as a given name in his honour, chiefly among Catholics.
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